Magoosh Misleading Words Flashcards
1
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sedulous
A
Hardworking and attentive.
2
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restive
A
Restless, agitated.
3
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peruse
A
To read carefully.
4
Q
punctilious
A
Extremely careful about details, to the point of being fussy.
5
Q
equivocate
A
To be intentionally vague and misleading.
6
Q
predicament
A
A difficult situation that isn’t easy to escape.
7
Q
prepossessing
A
Attractive and charming.
8
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gratuitous
A
Unwarranted or uncalled for, given the situation.
9
Q
intemperate
A
Given to excess, typically with regard to drinking alcohol.
10
Q
burnish
A
To make shiny.
11
Q
quiescent
A
Describing a state or period of inactivity.
12
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redress
A
To make right or correct some wrongdoing.
13
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remiss
A
Negligent, derelict, lackadaisical, or neglectful.
14
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preeminent
A
The best of its kind.
15
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mannerism
A
A way of speaking or behaving that is specific to an individual.
