Terms 3 Flashcards by Natalie Campbell | Brainscape

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Stagnant

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Adj

Still; not flowing

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Surmise

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Verb

To guess infer

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Suffice

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Verb

To meet needs

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Ruddy

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Adj

Having a healthy reddish color

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Tenuous

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Adj

Having little substance or strength

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Tranquil

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Adj

Peaceful calm

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Umbrage

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Noun

Anger, offense, resentment

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Profane

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Adj

Lewd, inappropriate

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Rectify

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Verb

To make right make amends

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Putrid

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Adj

Rotten rancid foul

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Notoriety

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N

Infamy, held in a negative regard

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Misogyny

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N

Against women or hatred of women

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Perfunctory

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Adj

Routine, showing little enthusiasm

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Impervious

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Adj

Unable to penetrate or affect

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Inundate

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V

To overwhelm or overload

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Lull

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Noun

Relatively calm interval between storms

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Malign

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Verb

To destroy someone’s name or character

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Fluctuate

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Verb

To swag from one side to the next

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Exorbitant

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Adj

Excessive

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Guile

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Deceitful actions of behavior