APLAC Vocabulary 11 Flashcards by Chance Smith | Brainscape

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Crescendo

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A steady increase in intensity or force

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Bulwark

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A wall or embankment for defense; fortification

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Disingenuous

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Crafty, not straightforward

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Dogged

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Unrelenting, persistent, unyielding

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Etymology

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The study of word origin and change

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Extant

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In existence

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Impresario

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Producer of entertainment; manager

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Intransigent

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Refusing to moderate a position; uncompromising; adamant

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Lachrymose

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Inclined to shed many tears; mournful; tearful

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Malaise

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Discomfort; unease

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Pallid

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Pale, dull, wan

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Palpable

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Able to be handled or touched, plain, manifest

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Pundit

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A critic; authority

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Requisite

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Required; important; needed

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Waive

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Not enforce a rule; set aside; renounce; remit

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