tricky words Flashcards by Shirley Ong | Brainscape

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sublime

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lofty or grand

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verbose

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wordy

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propitiate

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appease

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pertinient

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relevant

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perfidious

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willing to betray someone’s trust

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perfunctory

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quick, routine

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opprobrium

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public disgrace

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officious

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annoying

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obeisance

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respectful

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obseqious

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sucking up to people, being nice

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obsolete

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out of data

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obstentation

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showing off

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malinger

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getting out of something by saying you were sick

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impetuous

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doing stuff without thinking about it first

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exigent

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urgent

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eulogy

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speech in praise of someone

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euphemism

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a nice word in lieu of a harsh one

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elegy

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sad speech

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condone

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overlook

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chicanery

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deception by means of guile