Lesson 10 Flashcards

(15 cards)

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Circuitous

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Adjective - indirect, roundabout

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Circumlocution

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Noun - an unnecessarily wordy or evasive empty form of expression

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3
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Deleterious

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Adjective - having a harmful effect; injurious

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4
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Extenuating

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Adjective - lessening or moderating

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5
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Inchoate

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Adjective - unformed or undeveloped

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Largesse

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Noun - generosity

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7
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Luminous

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Adjective - bright; full of light

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8
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Majordomo

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Noun - a follower; butler

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9
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Perambulate

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Verb - to walk about, stroll

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10
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Prevaricate

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Verb - to lie; mislead

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11
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Propriety

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Noun - appropriateness

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12
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Timorous

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Adjective - timid

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13
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Tremulous

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Adjective - timid; fearful

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14
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Untenable

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Adjective - incapable of being defended

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Veneer

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Noun - any thin, attractive surface layer

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