Next 20 Flashcards

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Adulterate

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To make impure

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Apathy

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Lack of interest or emotion

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Audacious

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Fearless and darling

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Capricious

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Changing ones mind quickly and often

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5
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Corroborate

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To provide supporting evidence

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6
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Desiccate

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To dry out thoroughly

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7
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Engender

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To produce, cause, or bring about

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8
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Ephemeral

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Lasting a short time

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9
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Gullible

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Easily deceived

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10
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Homogenous

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Of a similar kind

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11
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Laconic

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Using few words

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12
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Laudable

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Worthy of praise

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13
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Loquacious

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Talkative

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14
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Mitigate

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To soften or lessen

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15
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Pedant

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Someone who shows off learning

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16
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Pragmatic

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Practical as opposed to idealistic

17
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Propriety

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Correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs

18
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Vacillate

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To sway physically; to be indecisive

19
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Volatile

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Easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive

20
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Abstain

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To choose not to do something