Lesson 8 Flashcards by Mary Wilson

Q

Difficult to understand; obscure

A

Abstruse

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Q

Ancient weapon (type of gun);

2. A clumsy person

A

Blunderbuss

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Q

Recoil; flinch; shy away

A

Cringe

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Q

To cause bitterness and bad feeling

A

Envenom

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Q

Self indulgence; pleasure-seeking

A

Hedonism

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Q

Using few words; brief; to the point

A

Laconic

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Indirect; slanting

A

Oblique

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Q

Feathers of a bird

A

Plumage

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Q

Acceptance of fate

A

Resignation

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Stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purpose

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Tenacious

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