Critical Reading Flashcards
(202 cards)
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Recruit
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New member
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Oppurtunist
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Take adv of an opportunity without thinking of consequences
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Imbeciles
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Idiotic
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Deserter
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Abandoning position
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Incessant
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Continual
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Tenuous
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Lacks strength
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Volatile
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Unpredictable
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Paltry
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Not worth considering
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Staunch
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Loyalty
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Inimitable
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Matchless
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Clandestine
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Secrecy
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Convivial
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Feast, good company
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Steadfast
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Not a subject to change
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Fortuitous
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Lucky chance
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Frank
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Clarity and sincere
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Sensational
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Emotional reaction
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Obfuscation
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Making something confusing
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Certitude
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Absolutely certain
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Capitulated
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Surrender
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Solitary
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Independent
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Lucrative
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Profitable
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Acquisitive
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Value money
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Aesthetic
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Notion of beauty
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Diverting
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Fun
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Duplicitous
Dishonest
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Panache
Flair
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Ambivalence
Contradictory
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Extravagant
Excessive luxury
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Irascible
Quick temper
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Subordinate
Submit to someone
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Magisterial
Authorative
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Licentious
No regard for rule
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Nihilistic
Reject authority
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Propitiatory
Regain someone favor
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Rapture
Carried away with
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Maudlin
Sentimental
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Pedantic
Narrow condensed
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Enigmatic
Mystery
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Eclectic
Variety of sources
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Redolent
Evoke of something
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Waft
Float
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Ebb
Decline
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Reminiscing
Recall past
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Dislodge
Remove
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Veer
Change direction
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Dismissive
Show indifference
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Seep
Flow slowly
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Wane
Decline
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Concede
Give up
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Vacillate
Change direction continuously
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Artifice
False insincere behavior
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Facade
False appearance
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Jovial
Cheerful joky
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Conceit
High opinion of ones worth
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Erudition
Extensive scholarly
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Sedate
Serious
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Tempers
Soften by something
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Analogous
Similar
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Trepidation
Apprehension fear
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Commensurate
Equal to
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Gregarious
Enjoy others company
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Superseded
Replace by
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Inquisitive
Curiousity
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Intrusive
Uninvited
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Inflation
Expand abnormally
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Circuitous
Indirect
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Discursive
Moving from subjects to subject
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Liberality
Broad minded
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Doctrinaire
Inflexible
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Intransigence
Refuse to compromise
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Decried
Attacking
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Adulation
Extreme admiration
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Fraternity
Fellowship
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Incendiary
Inflaming
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Facetious
Hocking a serious issue treating it with humor
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Scrupulous
Honest
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Impromptu
Unplanned
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Disparate
Different
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Morose
Gloomy heavy thoughts
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Ossified
Sticking to an opinion
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Onerous
Troublesome
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Contorted
Deformed
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Inscrutable
Mysterious
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Obscure
Mysterious
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Dissemble
Pretend
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Preclude
Eliminate all possibilities
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Exacerbated
Made more bitter
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Illuminated
Clarified
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Eclipsed
Surpassed
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Disconsolate
Cheerless
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Vivid
Full of life bright
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Formulaic
Follow the rules
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Contrived
Artificial
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Anecdotal
Observation
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Rigorous
Scrupulously accurate
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Impersonate
Not using facts
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Analogously
Similar
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Unsubstantiated
Unsupported by proof
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Dilatory
Cause delay
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Charlatan
Low that someone has a skill but they don't
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Harried
Overwhelmed
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Perplexed
Confused
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Skeptics
Doubt
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Conjecture
Statement based on incomplete evidence
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Substantial
Verify using proof
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Improvident
Not caring about future
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Prescient
Give advance thought to
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Infallible
Incapable of failing
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Reticent
Uncommunicative
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Sedulously
Carefully preserved
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Halcyon
Happy
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Notorious
Famous for bad quality
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Somnolent
Induce feel sleepy
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Capricious
Unpredictable
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Expedient
Concerns for own than for principles
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Ecstatic
Happy emotions
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Pensive
Dreamily thoughtful in a sad way
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Ubiquitous
Widespread
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Incongruity
Not harmonious
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Trivial
Little worth
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Servile
Not resist give in
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Consummate
Skilled
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Susceptible
Open to persuasion
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Vitriolic
Extremely harsh
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Dogmatic
Opinionated
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Doctrinaire
Dogmatic person
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Simulate
Mimic something pretend
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Dissemination
Widespread
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Threshold
point of beginning
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Forgeries
Signature
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Conspicuously
Attract attention
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Lofty
Arrogant
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Abstract
General
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Lauds
Praises
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Veiled
Hidden
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Divulges
Reveal
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Rebunk
Sharply criticized
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Galvanized
Shock or excite into taking action
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Evade
Avoid
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Deception
Use trickery
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Orthodoxy
Generally accepted doctrine
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Philanthropy
Promote human welfare
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Versatile
Able to do many things
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Balefule
Threat harm
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Cathartic
Mental relif through open expression
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Notion
Idea
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Sumptuous
Costly
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Frugal
Thrifty
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Propensity
Tendency likelihood
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Compound
Increase
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Contentious
Contradictory
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Soporific
Sleep inducing boring
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Pronounced
Obvious
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Compliant
Accept will of others
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Slothful
Lazy
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Conscientious
Responsible
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Recalcitrant
Refuse to obey authority
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Lament
Regret
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Negation
Rejection
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Repudiated
Denial of something or someone
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Impudent
No respect for other person
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Exploit
Make productive
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Bequeath
Pass on or leave on someone else
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Finesse
Handle something with skillful maneuver
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Divulge
Announce a private matter to world make it known
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Corroborate
Support with evidence
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Renunciation
Giving up
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Imbued
Inspired
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Rescind
Remove
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Consort
Unite
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Compliant
Submissive
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Quash
Reject
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Bereavement
Sad by meaningful loss
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Baharu
Unpredictable behavior
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Abhorrent
Disgust for something
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Elation
Tremendous happy
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Contingency
Incident that can show up
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Assail
Attack through writing
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Lugubrious
Mournful
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Dirge
Song of grief
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Tedious
Boring
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Inchoate
Early stage
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Ballad
Song of a romantic nature
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Eulogy
Praising a dead person
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Supplementary
Added in
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Pivotal
Significant
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Salient
Important
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Solemn
Formal
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Supplanted
Replace
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Excavation
Removal
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Serendipitous
Unexpected and fortunately
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Salvage
Save
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Floundering
Struggling
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Obsolete
No longer in use
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Proliferation
Increase rapidly
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Abridge
Shorten
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Imitating
Copying
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Gaffe
Blunder causing embarrassment
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Query
Question
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Gibe
Insulting remarks
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Trye
Romantic meeting
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Anthropomorphism
Saying that animals feel human feelings
