Group2 Flashcards
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adulterate
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corrupted, contaminated
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advocate
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to support, staunch
3
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aggrandize
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inflate his reputation
4
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alacrity
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eagerness
5
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ambivalent
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mixed, uncertain
6
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ameliorate
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to make it better, reduced
7
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amenable
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open to, convinced
8
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anachronistic
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out of time or place
9
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audacious
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boldness, courageous
10
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avaricious
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greed
11
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banal
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unoriginal
12
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benign
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harmless
13
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brazen
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shameless
14
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calumny
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slander, false statement to damage someone’s reputation
15
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candid
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frank, honest, direct
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castigate
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severly criticized, reprimanded
17
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caustic
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derisive, sarcastic, bitter
18
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construe
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interpreted
19
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contrite
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stubborn
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convoluted
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complicated, complex
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covet
A
desire
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craven
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cowardly
23
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decorum
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polite, propriety, to follow rules
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deft
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skilled
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demur
to raise objection or hesitating over something
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derivative
trite, unoriginal
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desiccate
dry out
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diatribe
bitter speech
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incredulous
unbelievable
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ingenuous
naive, childlike
