Lesson 10 Flashcards
(15 cards)
1
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Circuitous
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Adjective - indirect, roundabout
2
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Circumlocution
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Noun - an unnecessarily wordy or evasive empty form of expression
3
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Deleterious
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Adjective - having a harmful effect; injurious
4
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Extenuating
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Adjective - lessening or moderating
5
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Inchoate
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Adjective - unformed or undeveloped
6
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Largesse
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Noun - generosity
7
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Luminous
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Adjective - bright; full of light
8
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Majordomo
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Noun - a follower; butler
9
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Perambulate
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Verb - to walk about, stroll
10
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Prevaricate
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Verb - to lie; mislead
11
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Propriety
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Noun - appropriateness
12
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Timorous
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Adjective - timid
13
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Tremulous
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Adjective - timid; fearful
14
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Untenable
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Adjective - incapable of being defended
15
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Veneer
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Noun - any thin, attractive surface layer