Ch 1 group 2 Flashcards by taylor rogers | Brainscape

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Cinema

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Movies

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Baffle

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To confuse, bewilder

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Despise

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Look down on, hate

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Ebullient

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Overflowing with enthusiasm

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Exaggerate

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Overstate

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Exhort

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Advise strongly

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Expertise

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Specialized skill

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Finicky

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Excessively concerned with trifles or details

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Gall

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Make sore, irritate

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Inane

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Lacking significance or sense

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Indemnify

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Compensate for a loss

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Occident

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West, countries of America and Europe

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Peruse

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Read, look at fairly attentive

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Perusal

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Reading; to study

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Scuffle

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Struggle at close quarters

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Spurn

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Thrust aside with disdain or contempt

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Stipend

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Fixed pay for services

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Surveillance

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Close watch

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Tepid

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Moderately warm

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Wager

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Risk, bet

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Wane

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Decrease in power or size