Deck 7 Flashcards by David Kang

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underpinning

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support; foundation

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yeasayer

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one who always agrees and never criticizes

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aberrant

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abnormal

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adamant

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extremely stubborn; unyielding

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amiss

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1.wrong 2.mistakenly

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antithesis

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direct opposite; opposition

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arcane

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mysterious; secret

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belie

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to contradict; to give a false impression of

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bellicose

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argumentative; warlike

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belligerent

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argumentative; warlike

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browbeat

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to intimidate; to bully

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brusque

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rudely abrupt

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cacophony

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harsh, inharmonious sound

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cantankerous

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bad-tempered; quarrelsome

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cleave

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to cut or split

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coerce

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to force

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congested

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crowded; clogged

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contravene

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to go against

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convoluted

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hard to understand; complicated; twisted

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crass

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crude or rude; unrefined