Set 1 & 2 Flashcards by Patrick Sutherland | Brainscape

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Advocate

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v. support; n. supporter

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Synthesize

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v. create, produce

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Dogmatic

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adj. firm/rigid in belief

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deleterious

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adj. harmful

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foreboding

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adj. threatening; n. apprehension

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Ominous

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adj. threatening, foreboding

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apprehension

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n. anxiety, fear

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magnanimous

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adj. noble, generous, giving

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pedantic

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adj. academic, worried about rules

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Rural

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adj. unonurban, in the country

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Pastoral

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adj. rural, nonurban

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Rustic

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adj. rural, nonurban

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Bucolic

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adj. rural, nonurban

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Contemporary

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adj. modern, current

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Capricious

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adj. unpredictable, impulsive

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Arduous

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adj. laborious, strenuous, difficult

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Painstaking

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adj. careful, thorough, meticulous

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Meticulous

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adj. careful, detailed, scrupulous

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Scrupulous

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adj. careful, thorough, fastidious

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Fastidious

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adj. excessively careful, fussy

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Belittle

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v. degrade, demean

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Abase

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v. belittle, degrade, demean

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Disparage

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v. belittle, ridicule, mock

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Condescend

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v. look down on, patronize

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Reprimand

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v. criticize, lecture, reprove

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Admonish

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v. reprimand, warn

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Condemn

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v. criticize, censure, rebuke

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Censure

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v. criticize, reprimand, condemn

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Decry

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v. criticize, belittle, disparage

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Denounce

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v. criticize, censure, condemn

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Disdain

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n. scorn, contempt; v. despise

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Impugn

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v. dispute the validity of, challenge

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Patronize

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v. belittle, be condescending to

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Pejorative

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n. derogatory, negative

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Reproach

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n. criticism; v. criticize, reprove

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Rebuke

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v. reprimand, censure, reproach

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Scoff

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v. ridicule, mock

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Reprove

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v. criticize, rebuke

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Abhor

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v. hate, detest

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Cynical

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adj. pessimistic, distrustful