Word List 12 Flashcards
(50 cards)
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cosmopolitan
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sophisticated
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countenance
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face
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countenance
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approve, tolerate
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countermand
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cancel, revoke
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counterpart
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a thing that completes another
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coup
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highly successful action
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couple
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join, unite
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covenant
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agreement
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covert
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secret, hidden
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craftiness
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slyness, trickiness
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credence
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belief
12
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credibility
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believability
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credo
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creedd
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credulity
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belief on slight evidence , gullibility,
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creed
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system of religious or ethical belief
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criterion
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standard used in judging
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crux
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crucial point
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cryptic
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mysterious, hidden, secret
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culminate
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attain highest point
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culpable
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deserving blame
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cumulative
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growing by addition
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cursory
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casual, hastily done
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curtail
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shorten reduce
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cynical
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skeptical or distrustful of human motives
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daunt
intimidate
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dauntless
bold
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dawdle
loiter, waste time
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deadlock
standstill, stalemate
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dearth
scarcity
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debacle
sudden downfall, complete disaster
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debilitate
weaken, enfeeble
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debunk
expose as false, exaggerated, worthless
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decadence
decay
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decelerate
slow down
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decimate
kill, usually one out of ten
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decipher
interpret secret code
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decorum
propriety, orderliness
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decoy
lure or bait
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decrepit
worn out by age
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decry
express strong approval of
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deductible
derived by reasoning
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deface
mar, disfigure
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defame
hharm someones reputation
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default
failure to act,
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defeatist
attitude off one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural outcome
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defection
desertion
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defer
delay until later, exempt temporarily
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defer
give in respectfully
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deference
courteous regard or another's wishes, respect owed to a superior
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defiance
refusal to yield, resistance
