19+20 Flashcards

(46 cards)

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acolyte

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an assistant or follower

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anoint

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elect for a position

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coercion

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persuading someone to do something by using force or threats

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cunning

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dexterous or crafty

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discomfit

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To make uncomfortable

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dissent

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disagree

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dubious

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hesitating or doubting

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ebullient

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cheerful, enthusiastic, excited

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facetious

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cleverly disrespectful in tone

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fallible

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capable of making mistakes

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florid

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fancy or elaborate

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gawky

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awkward

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inveigle

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to influence through trickery or language

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mendacity

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dishonesty

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munificent

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very generous

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naive

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lack of judgement and wisdom

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parochial

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narrow-minded

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pedestrian

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boring/common

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prevaricate

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to deceive without outright lying

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prime

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key/very important

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recrudescent

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the recurrence of an undesirable condition

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temporal

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relating to time

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transitory

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not permanent

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abreast

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side by side and facing the same way

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confound
to confuse or astonish
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digression
wander from a direct or straight course
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duplicitous
acting in bad faith
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expedient
convenient but not always moral
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glum
looking or feeling sad
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harbinger
a foreshadower (person)
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largesse
generous
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libertine
a freethinker-especially in religious matters
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malfeasance
wrongful conduct by a public official
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modish
fashionable
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nascent
just beginning or in the early stages
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perennial
everlasting
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pious
showing devotion to worship
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providential
occurring at a favorable time; adventageous
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prowess
bravery
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schism
split; division
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stalwart
marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit
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supplicate
ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer
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terse
using few words
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tirade
an angry rant
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vanquish
conquer/defeat
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woeful
full of sorrow