FROM READING Flashcards
(44 cards)
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SOMBER
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gloomy
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MYRIAD
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frequent “a great number”
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BELIES
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to contradict
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derision
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ridicule mockery
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calumny
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slander defamation
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inherent
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naturally a part of
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endemic
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naturally a part of
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fathom
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understand
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impasse
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a situation that is so difficult that no progress can be made; blocked
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capitulate
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give in on thier demands
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acrimony
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bitter feelings
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gainsaid
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deny or contradict; speak against or oppose
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OSTENTATIOUS
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SHOWY
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precarious
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uncertain
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altruistic
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helpful
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impeded & hindered
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to interfere
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frankness & candor
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forthright
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nonplussed
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perplexed
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abashed
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embarassed
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scant
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barely sufficient
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robust
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full of health and strength
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prosaic
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dull
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abstruse
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difficult to understand
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arcane
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not easily understood
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reticent
restrained or reserved in style; reluctant; unwilling
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scurrilous
expressed in vulgar abusive language
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brusque
abrupt; discourteously blunt
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infallibility
directly opposes the notion of being wrong
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abjured
to reject entirely
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chagrin
embarassed but not angry
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irate
extremely angry
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quip
clever remark
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sardonic
sarcastic
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ingeneous
innocent or sincere
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imprudent
unwise
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apocryphal
of questionable authenticity
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acumen
mental sharpness
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dexterity
cleverness
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melliflous & euphonic
sweet and pleasing
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pivotal & momentous
significant turning point
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elusive
unknown
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vascillating & wavering
move unsteady from one side to another
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apogee / pinnacle/ apex
the very top of
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forwent & eschewed
to avoid/ shun
