Fifth 50 Flashcards by Kareem Ragab

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Perennial

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lasting forever

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Boorish

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no manners

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Felicitous

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agreeable in manner

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Intransigence

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refusing to change like arabs

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Perfidious

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untrustworthy

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Burgeon

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grow and flourish

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Discrete

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individual

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Fervor

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feelings of passion i.e. zeal

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Inundate

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to fill usually with water

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Perfunctory

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not thorough in detail or minimum effort i.e. cursory or desultory

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Burnish

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to make shiny

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Disingenuous

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not straightforward or sincere

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Flag

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piece of cloth to signal something

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Inured

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accustom to being tough

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Permeable

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allow fluids or gas to pass-through

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Buttress

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support made of brick/stone

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Fledging

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a young bird that can just now fly

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Invective

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abusing language meant to blame someone

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Pervasive

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spread throughout

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Cacophonous

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having a bad sound like Gunna’s music

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Disjointed

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taken apart

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Flout

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openly disregard

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Irascible

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easily angered

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Phlegmatic

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showing no emotion like idrc

Capricious

sudden changes in behavior or mood i.e. fickle

Foment

stir up that drank or stir up a messy situation

Irresolute

uncertain how to proceed

Piety

being religious

Castigation

verbal punishment

Disparage

express negative opinion of

Forestall

to stall

Itinerary

agenda of next steps

Placate

to make someone less angry

Disparate

different in nature

Laconic

straight forward

Plasticity

physically able to bend

Caustic

able to burn with chemical reaction

Dissemble

a deceiver

Lassitude

no interest or energy i.e. lethargy or languor

Platitude

cliche that is overused (PlAT is cliche)

Propitiate

make PEACE i.e. mollify or placate