Lesson 2 Flashcards
(31 cards)
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Dissimulate
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Put on a false appearance ; pretend
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Inequity
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Unfairness
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Artful
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Clever, crafty ; skilled
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Nulliparous
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Female who has borne no offspring
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Aqueous
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Watery
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Seduce
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To lead astray; persuade
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Verbatim
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Word for word;ExACTLY
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Temporal
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Worldly
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Edict
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Order, command
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Obsequious
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Subservient
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Potent
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Powerful
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Punctilio
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Careful observance of forms
This is an example of detail
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Puncture
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Prick
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Equipotent
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Equal
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Adduced
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Offered
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Artist
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Master
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Verbiage
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Wordiness
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Benediction
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Blessing
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Nullify
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Cancel
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Consecutive
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Continuous
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Deduce
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Reason
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Annul
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Make void or null
Abolish; cancel; invalidate
Reduce to nothing; obliterate
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Simultaneous
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Concurrent
Existing, occurring, or operating at same time
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Proverb
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A short popular saying, usually of unknown & ancient origin - expresses truth or useful thought
Wise saying or precept
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Aqueduct
Conduit or artificial channel for conducting water from a distance
Can be a bridge like structure
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Artifice
Clever trick; cunning, crafty device or expedient; wile
Trickery; guile; craftiness
Ingenuity; inventiveness
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Extemporaneous
Impromptu - no advanced preparation
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Poignant
Affecting or moving the emotions
Pungent to the smell
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Equitable
Equity or fairness
Just, right, reasonable
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Obsequies
Funeral rites or ceremony
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Inert
Having little or no ability to react
Inactive; sluggish
