Last List Ivy Flashcards by Mags Leibold | Brainscape

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invidious

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arousing envy

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pernicious

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destructive

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strident

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loud and harsh

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gaunt

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emaciated

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persnickety

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fastidious; fussy

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bane

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troublesome influence

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germane

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relevant

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bastion

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fortress

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effigy

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a model of a person

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perspicacious

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insight; sharp; wise

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goad

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to prod; to urge

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belabor

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to explain in unnecessary detail

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egregious

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obviously bad

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consecrate

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to dedicate

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egress

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exit

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redolent

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smelling of; giving off odors

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surreptitious

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secret; sneaky

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contumacious

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stubborn

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willful

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stubborn

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placate

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to pacify; to soothe

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taciturn

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quiet; saying little