Top 20 Words Flashcards by Craig Gustafson | Brainscape

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Extant

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In existence

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Ephemeral

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Short-lived

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Capricious

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Unpredictable, whimsical

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Corroborate

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To confirm, make stronger

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Loquacious

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Talkative

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Esoteric

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Known to select a few

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Erudite

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Scholarly

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Pragmatic

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Practical

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Ambivalent

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Having contradictory feelings

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Soporific

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Inducing sleep

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Prolific

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Producing or creating abundantly

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Auspicious

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Favorable

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Sanguine

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Cheerful, optimistic

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Enervate

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To weaken, drain energy from

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Magnanimous

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Big-hearted, generous

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Mercurial

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Changing one’s personality often unpredictably. Also animated and sprightly

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Belligerent

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Inclined to fight

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Fastidious

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Nitpicky

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Reticent

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Tight lipped, not prone to saying much

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Inculpate

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To charge with wrong-doing, accuse