MST 5 Flashcards
(32 cards)
1
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vassal
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servant or slave
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patsy
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dupe; someone who is the victim of a con game or scam
3
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cohort
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an associate
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impassioned
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emotional
5
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objective
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neutral
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tact
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good manners
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elegiac
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sorrowful
8
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intelligible
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understandable
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licentiously
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sexually unrestrained or immoral
10
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facetious
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not meant to be taken seriously
11
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derisive
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contempt; scorn; disdain; disrespect
12
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evanesce
A
to disappear like vapor
13
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abnegate
A
renounce; reject
14
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galvanize
A
inspire
15
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enjoin
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direct; order
16
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quixotic
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romantically idealistic without regard for practicality
17
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vacuous
A
inane; empty
18
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puerile
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juvenile; childish
19
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inculcate
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to instill (an attitude, idea, or habit) by persistent instruction
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catechize
A
teach by questioning
21
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annotate
A
explain by notes
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inimitable
A
unique
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unprompted
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unscripted
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callow
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new; inexperienced
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surreptitious
sneaky
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exhortation
a speech intended to persuade
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palliation
apology; excuse
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promulgation
announcement
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intimation
suggestion
30
redaction
revision; edits
31
curt
rude
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churlish
rude
