3B Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
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Peculate
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Verb- embezzle or steal (money)
2
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Tenuous
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Adjective- Very weak or slight;
Insubstantial
3
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Sangfroid
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Noun- Composure or coldness, sometime excessive in danger; aplomb
4
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Nominal
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Adjective- Very small, below value or cost
5
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Vitriolic
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Adjective- filled with bitter criticism or malice
6
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Seditious
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Adjective- inciting or causing people to rebel against authority
7
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Proclivity
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Noun- the tendency to do something regularly; habit or predisposition toward something
8
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Noncommittal
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Adjective- not expressing commitment to a definite opinion or course of action
9
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Inadvertent
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Adjective- not resulting from or achieved through planning; accidental
10
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Wheedle
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Verb- employ endearments or flattery to persuade someone to give something
