Words to Review Flashcards
(50 cards)
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proclivity
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inclination
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ameliorate
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to improve
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contrite
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regretful
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ingenuous
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innocent
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censure
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to criticize
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cogent
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convincing
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desultory
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rambling
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disparate
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different
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ephemeral
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short-lived
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fervid
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very emotional
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inimical
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hostile
12
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recondite
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difficult to understand
13
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vacillate
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indecisive
14
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dissemble
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to disguise
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pertinacious
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stubborn/persistant
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specious
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misleading
17
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intrepid
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fearless
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sanction
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authorize
19
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soporific
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sleep-inducing
20
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convival
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sociable
21
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decadent
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decaying morals
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evanescent
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short-lived
23
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gainsay
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to deny
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innocuous
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harmless
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obviate
to prevent
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perfidy
faithlessness
27
sagacious
wise
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sanguine
optimistic
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vapid
dull
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impetuous
impulsive
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mordant
critical
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repudiate
reject
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acumen
good judgement
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eschew
to avoid
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exculpate
prove innocent
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feign
to fake
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furtive
secretive
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pensive
reflective/thinking
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portend
foreshadow
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salutary
beneficial
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obeisance
respect
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panacea
cure-all
43
truculent
aggressive
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acrimonious
bitter
45
canny
good judgement
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magisterial
having authority
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opprobrium
criticism
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parsimonious
stingy
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tempestuous
turbulent emotions
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vitiate
impair the efficiency
