Flashcards in List8 Deck (84)
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Inalienable
Impossible to take away or give up
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Diffuse
To spread out
Not concentrated
Being at once verbose and ill-organised
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Contain
To keep (something) from spreading
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Latitude
Freedom to choose how to act or what to do
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Conciliate
To make less angry
To make compatible, reconcile
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Trenchant
Very strong, clear and effective
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Mercurial
Changing moods quickly and often
Very changeable
Very lively and quick
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defer
To delay
To submit due to deference or respect
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Uncanny
Mysterious, supernatural
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Countenance
The appearance of a persons face
To accept, support or approve of
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Provident
Making provision for the future (opposite to myopia)
frugal
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Impoverish
To make poor
To use up the strength or richness of (land)
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Betray
To show, indicate
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Obviate
To prevent or avoid
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Premeditated
Done or made according to plan
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Consequential
Important
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Pernicious
Deadly, highly injurious or destructive
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Largess
Generosity
The act of giving away money
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Peripatetic
Itinerant, moving or traveling from place to place
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Discern
To detect with eyes
To discriminate
To come to know mentally
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Remnant
A usually small part
An unsold and unused end of piece goods
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Tortuous
Having many twists and turns
Complicated, long and confusing
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Intrigue
To make secret plans
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Redolent
Having a strong smell, scented
Causing thoughts or memories
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Intemperate
Having extreme conditions ion
Having a lack of emotional calmness
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Astute
Mentally sharp and clever
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Proscribe
To make illegal
To now allow something, to prohibit
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Parsimony
thrift; stingy
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Flagrant
Very bad
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