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Flashcards in Vocab 2 Deck (15)
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Corroborated

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To make certain; confirm

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Intimation

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A hint or subtle suggestion

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Levity

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Lightness of mind, character or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness

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Exempt

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To free from an obligation or liability to which others are subject; release

Released from, or not subject to an obligation

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Reproach

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To find fault with a person, group, etc.; to blame; to censure

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Wistfully

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In a manner that is full of wishful yearning; with pensive sadness or melancholy

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Turnulence

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Violent disorder or commotion

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Imperceptibly

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In a very slight, gradual, or subtle manner

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Incredulously

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In a skeptical manner, showing disbelief

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Accentuated

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To give emphasis or prominence to; to make or pronounce with an accent

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Imperatively

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Unavoidably; in a commanding manner

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Deft

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Skillful, clever

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Cynical

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Bitterly or sneeringly distrustful, contemptuous, or pessimistic

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Pessimist

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A person who habitually sees or anticipates the worst or is disposed to be gloomy

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Reciprocal

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Given or felt by each toward the other; mutual; given, performed, or felt in return