Groups 1-5 Flashcards by Micah Dennis | Brainscape

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Austere

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Simple life

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Belie

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Mask, contrast

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Didactic

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Educational

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Capricous

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Unpredictable

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Flout

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rule breaking

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Homogenous

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similar

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Humdrum

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lacking excitement or variety

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Quixotic

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idealistic, aiming for perfection

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Abate

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going downhill, less intense

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Bucolic

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countryside

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Diffident

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shy

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Betray

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betray emotion

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Cosmopolitan

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diverse or sophisticated person

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Burgeon

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to go up quickly

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Assuage

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calm

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Coalesce

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To come together

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Anachronistic

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belonging to a period other than what’s being portrayed (time)

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Calumny

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slander

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Decorum

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polite

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Deft

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Skilled

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Avaricous

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someone who likes money

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congenial

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pleasant because of its relation to your own interest

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Conspicuous

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standing out, clearly visible

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Arcane

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mysterious, understood by few

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censure

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express severe disapproval

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Diatribe

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verbal attack against someone or something

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Derivative

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unoriginal, taking work from others

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Craven

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lacking courage, coward