Vocabulary-7 Flashcards by Dominique Slezak | Brainscape

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Caustic

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Adj

Like acid; corrosive

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Extraneous

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Adj

Surplus to what is required

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Incongruous

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Adj

Not going well together

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Appease

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V

To soothe; to pacify by giving into

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Jeopardy

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N

Danger

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Remorse

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N

Sadness; regret

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Pivotal

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Adj

Crucial

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Scrupulous

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Adj

Strict; careful; hesitation for ethical reasons

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Refutation

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N

Proof of error

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Respite

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N

A rest; a period of relief

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Stoical

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Adj

Indifferent to pain or pleasure, joy misgrief, ect

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Volatile

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Adj

Highly unstable; explosive

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Hedonism

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N

Belief that pleasure is the greatest good

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Idiom

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N

Styles of speaking

Phrase not meant literally

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Apocryphal

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Adj

Of doubtful authenticity

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