Text Completions Flashcards

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inured to

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hardened and desensitized

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coalesced

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came together, working harmoniously

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3
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agglomerate

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collect or form into a mass group

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4
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amortized

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reducing a debt

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5
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inveigle

A

flatter or charm into doing something

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hector

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to bully or torment

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7
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presage

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to foreshadow

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8
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inform

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to give substance, character, or distinction to

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9
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coltish

A

playful

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10
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chary of

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suspicious or slightly scared of

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11
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sychopant

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flatterer

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12
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lackey

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servant

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13
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fecund

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fertile

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efficacious

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effective

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15
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imperious

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domineering

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concomitant

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accompanying (often in a supportive way)

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vestigial

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residual or leftover

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obsequious

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attentive to an excessive degree, hovering

19
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sanguine

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cheerful, optimistic

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high-handed

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tactlessly overbearing, using power/authority without considering the feelings of others

21
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evanescent

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fading quickly, short-lived

22
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incendiaries

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bombs, or people who stir up conflict

23
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banal

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unoriginal

24
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verdant

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green (lush), green (inexperienced)

25
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deposed

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word used for kings to be forced out of power

26
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castigated

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severely criticized

27
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garrulous

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too talkative

28
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circumscribe

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enclose, encircle

29
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ameliorating

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making better

30
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mitigating

A

making better

31
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lionize

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grant somebody celebrity status

32
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taciturn

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quiet

33
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mendacious

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dishonest