Gregmat vocab Flashcards
(53 cards)
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Craven
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Cowardly
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Banal
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Boring, unoriginal
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Ingenuous
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Naive
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Diatribe
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Bitter speech, think dictator
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Demur
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Hesitate/say no, object
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Incredulous
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Doubtful
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Ameliorate
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Reduce, not eliminate
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Audacious
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Courageous but will likely fail
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Caustic
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Derisive
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Decorum
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Propriety, considered time be correct in terms of rules or behavior
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Castigate
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Criticize
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Ambivalent
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Mixed
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Avaricious
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Greedy
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Contrite
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Remorseful
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Alacrity
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Eagerly, brisk and cheerful readiness
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Desiccate
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Remove water
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Candid
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Direct, honest
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Capricious
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Unpredictable, especially for moods or behaviors
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Flout
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Go against
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Didactic
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Talk down, condescending
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Loquacious
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Talkative
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Taciturn
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Quiet, reserved in speech
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Belies
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Opposite relation, masks, contradicts
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Cerebral
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Deep, relating to the brain
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Quixotic
Idealistic, don quixote
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Obsequious
Always agreeing, sycophantic
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Insipid
Not interesting, dry
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Deified
God like, deeply respected
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Proclivity
Tendency
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Amorphous
No shape, vague
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Puerile
Childish
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Austere
Simple, think monks
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Congenial
Friendly
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Spendthrift
Spend money, prodigal, wastefully extravagant
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Cursory
Ill-conducted, quick, not careful
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Feasible
Practical
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Deference
Respect, reverence
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Burgeoned
Rapidly ballooned
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Antipathy
Loathing, hatred
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Equivocating
Deflecting
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Fallacious
Fallacy, full of holes
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Artless
Simple, naive, unskilled
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Arcane
Mysterious
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Chicanery
Deceitful
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Censured
Scolded
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Bucolic
Countryside, rustic
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Desultory
Random
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Prodigal
Extravagant, wastes money
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Dilatory
Sluggish, slow
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Assuaged
Mitigated, decreased
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Contend
Assert, say strongly
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Ascetic
Austere, simple, severe self-discipline and abstention from indulgence
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Canonized
Glorified, think highly
