4 Flashcards
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Precludes
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To prevent the presence of; make impossible
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Nimble
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Quick and light in movement; active
2
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Precipitates
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To cast abruptly
3
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Filibusters
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A member of a legislature who makes a long speech
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Impetus
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A moving force; impulse
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Hegemony
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Leadership
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Glib
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Easy or unconstrained, as actions or manners
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Pithy
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Brief, forceful and meaningful in expression
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Alluring
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Very attractive or tempting
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Obsolete
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No longer in general use; fallen into disuse
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Wary
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Watchful; being ones guard against danger
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Anachronistic
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Belonging to another time
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Florid
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Flowery or elaborate
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Banal
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Commonplace
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Enigmatic
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Mysterious
