Lesson 2 Flashcards by Mary Wilson

Q

Rough; coarse; harsh

A

Abrasive

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Cheat; defraud

A

Bilk

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Hidden; undercover

A

Covert

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Cause

A

Engender

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Storage area (like garage) for a plane

A

Hangar

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Complex; difficult to solve

A

Knotty

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Something subtle; a fine shade of meaning

A

Nuance

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Taking credit for someone else’s writing or ideas

A

Plagiarism

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Fame

A

Renown

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Going off the main subject

A

Tangent

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