#271-280 Flashcards

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Astute adj.

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Shrewd, clever

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Staid adj.

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Unemotional; serious

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Inscrutable adj.

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Difficult to understand

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Assimilate vb.

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To absorb or to become similar

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5
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Credible adj.

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Capable of being believed

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Exonerate vb.

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To free from blame

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Denounce vb.

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To condemn openly

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Reclusive adj.

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Preferring seclusion

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Chicanery n.

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Trickery

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Sycophant n.

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Insincere flatterer

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