Set 1 Flashcards by Spades Fools

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Mercurial

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Subject to sudden changes of mood

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Abeyance

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Temporary inactivity or suspension

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Cogent

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Clear, logical, and convincing

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Pernicious

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Harmful in a subtle way

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Loquacious

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Tending to talk a great deal

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Deride

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To mock or ridicule

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Burgeon

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To begin to grow or develop rapidly

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Taciturn

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Reserved or uncommunicative in speech

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Ameliorate

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To make something better

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Iconoclast

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One who attacks settled beliefs or institutions

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