list 4 Flashcards

(61 cards)

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affinity

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attraction

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accessory

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addition, secondary part

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angular

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sharp

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appraisal

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estimate

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authoritarian

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favoring authority, dictatorial

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bedridden

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unable to move, stuck in bed

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bleak

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depressing

desolate

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bounty

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reward

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callous

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unfeeling, hard

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cement

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to secure

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compensate

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to give equal value to

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comply

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to follow

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compound

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to add to

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contended

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happy

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convey

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to send

to carry

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cosmetic

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surface appearance

makeup

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credulous

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gullible

believing everything

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deadpan

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without emotion

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default

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to fail to do what is required

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despairing

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hopeless

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discharge

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to give out
to send away
to fire

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discord

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disagreement

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discrepancy

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inconsistency

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dislodge

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I knock something out of place, to remove

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dissipate
to scatter
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embitter
to make angry and bitter
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emergence
coming forward
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erratic
unsteady
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exasperate
to frustrate | to irritate
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exertion
a lot of effort
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franchise
right vote | right to sell a manufacturers product
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glaucoma
an eye disease
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grisly
horrifying
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gully
trench or ditch formed by rain
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hedge
row of bushes | to avoid a topic
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immoderation
extreme behavior
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jollity
being jolly
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larceny
stealing
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legacy
inheritance | a lasting result
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liquidate
to destroy
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lucid
clear, easily understood
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mere
insignificant | minor
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orgy
wild party where people overdo it
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overdrive
beyond normal limits
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patchwork
something made up of unrelated pieces and parts
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perceptive
observant, smart
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pictorial
relating to pictures
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premise
a statement upon which a conclusion is based
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preside
to lead
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proverb
a short saying that expresses an obvious truth
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refinement
purification, improvement
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regenerate
to grow back
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render
to give | to perform
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servile
acting like a servant
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shackle
chain
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sober
serious | not drunk
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sonic
involving sound
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tedious
boring
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unaccountable
difficult to explain | not responsible for
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unsolicited
not asked for
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urgency
the need for immediate action