27 Flashcards

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totter

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more unsteadily; sway, as if about to fall

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unequaled

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not equaled or surpassed

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vertex

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summit

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wont

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custom; habit; practice; accustomed

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aggrandize

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increase or intensify

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apologist

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one who writes in defense of a cause or institution

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avow

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declare openly

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bona fide

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not counterfeit or phony; genuine; real

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celibacy

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abstinence from sex

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commodity

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a thing, something bought and sold

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consort

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associate with

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cumbersome

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heavy; hard to manage

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13
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deplore

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regret; disapprove of

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14
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discursive

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digressing; rambling

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15
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duplicity

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double-dealing; hypocrisy

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enigma

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puzzle; mystery

17
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exacting

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extremely demanding exaction

18
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fatalist

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someone who believes fate is in control of everything that happens

19
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forestall

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to prevent something from happening

20
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glean

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to gather information or material slowly, search for relevant articles