day 2 Flashcards by Timila Maharjan | Brainscape

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craven

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cowardly; doesn’t want to take risk

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banal

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boring

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ingenuous

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naive; childlike; immature

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diatribe

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bitter speech

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demurred

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hesitate; object

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incredulous

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doubtful

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deft

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skilled

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ameliorated

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reduced

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pragmatic

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practical

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derivative

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unoriginal; trite

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caustic

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sarcastic

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derisive

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mocking

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garrulous

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talktative; locquacious

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phlegmatic

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self composed; calm; collected

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decorum

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propriety; decency

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adulterated

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to make less pure; corrupt

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calumnies

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slander

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castigated

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reprimanded; criticsized

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avaricious

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greedy for wealth

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construted

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interpreted

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contrite

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remorseful

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alacrity

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eagerly

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desiccated

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remove moisture