Deck 18 Flashcards

1
Q

accretion

A

growth by addition

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2
Q

connivance

A

a secret cooperation in wrongdoing

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3
Q

sapid

A

having a pleasant taste

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4
Q

braggadocio

A

arrogance, cockiness

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5
Q

caviler

A

petty complainer

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6
Q

comeliness

A

pleasant appearance

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7
Q

comity

A

harmony, mutual courtesy

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8
Q

compendium

A

concise summary

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9
Q

conjecture

A

guess

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10
Q

expropriated

A

stolen

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11
Q

fiefdom

A

have rights over

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12
Q

filibuster

A

delay action

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13
Q

finagle

A

obtain by trickery

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14
Q

finis

A

end, conclusion

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15
Q

glay

A

attack, scold

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16
Q

floe

A

ice in sheets

17
Q

impecunious

A

having no money

18
Q

mollycoddle

A

pamper, overindulge

19
Q

nescience

A

ignorance, lack of awareness

20
Q

pan

A

put down, censure

21
Q

pabache

A

elegance

22
Q

preponderance

A

excess

23
Q

rescinded

A

take back

24
Q

solicitusness

A

thoughtful

25
Q

sophistry

A

false, fallacious