List 10 Flashcards by Cindy Collins

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Bellicose

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war-like; aggressive

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Consummate

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complete; total; supremely good

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Elusive

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hard to pin down

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Gregarious

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extroverted; sociable; outgoing

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Jaundiced

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cynical; pessimistic

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Nettle

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annoy

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Superlative

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extremely good; the best

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Whet

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sharpen

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Belligerent

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aggressive; ready to fight

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Contemporary

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living or happening at the same time

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Emaciated

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very thin; withered

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Jaunt

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short pleasure trip

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Niggardly

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miserly

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Surly

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grumpy; rude

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Whimsical

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capricious; changeable

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Contrite

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sorry

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Emancipate

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set free

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Philistine

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uncultured person

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Redolent

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smelling of; giving off odors

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Benevolent

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kindly

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Contrition

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sorrow and repentance

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Guile

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cunning; craftiness

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Jingoistic

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extremely patriotic; nationalistic

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Phlegmatic

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calm; imperturbable

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Redress

put right something that was wrong

Wily

cunning

Contumacious

stubborn

Embroil

involve in hostility or argument

Guileless

frank; straightforward; honest

Nondescript

having no special features; dull and ordinary

Wispy

flimsy; frail; delicate

Benignity

compassion; gentleness; fondness

Contusion

bruise

Jollity

gaiety; happiness

Nonentity

a person of no importance; not famous

Pinnacle

topmost point

Referendum

public vote

Wistful

melancholy; pensive; expressing a longing for

Bequeath

leave something in one's will to be given after one's death

Conundrum

puzzle

Jubilant

ecstatic; delighted; rejoicing

Refute

disprove

Sybarite

lover of luxury

Gustatory

concerned with the sense of taste

Pivotal

of central importance

Regale

entertain

Sycophant

bootlicker; flatterer

Zeal

enthusiasm

Corpulent

fat

Jurisprudence

science or study of law

Hackneyed

common and over-used

Placate

pacify; soothe; calm

Relegate

dismiss to a lower position

Taciturn

quiet; saying little

Zealot

fanatic

Corrugated

highly folded

Hallowed

worshipped; consecrated

Juxtapose

place next to

Tactile

concerned with the sense of touch

Zenith

summit