English8 Flashcards by Lauren Goodkind | Brainscape

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Arboreal

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Treelike

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Advent

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Beginner, coming arrival

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Biped

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Two footed animal

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Chimera

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Monster, gorgon, monstrosity

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Consonance

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Accord, concordance, agreement

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Deign

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Condescend, lower oneself, stoop

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Docile

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Tractable, obidient, managable

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Epic

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Lengthily detailed, descriptive narrative

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Farcical

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Absurd, ludicrous, nonsensical

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Gradient

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Slope. Ascent or decent

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Imperial

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Soveriegn, regal, royal, monarch

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Introvert

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Self scrutinized, muster, ponderer

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Mawkish

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Maudlin, overly sentimental, emotional,

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Occipital

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Relating to the posterior portion of a skull

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Peruse

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Scan, scrutinize, read

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Proselytize

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Convert, win over, persuade

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Resourceful

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Imaginative, clever, enterprising, quick witted

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Solitary

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Single, solo

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Temporized

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Stall, cause delay through indecision

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Vestige

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Last trace, remaining bit of something, token