Word List 2 Flashcards

1
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Abrasive

A

Rough, coarse, harsh

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2
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Bilk

A

Cheat, defraud

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3
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Covert

A

Hidden, undercover

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4
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Engender

A

Cause

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5
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Hangar

A

Storage area for airplane

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6
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Knotty

A

Complex, difficult to solve

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7
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Nuance

A

Something subtle, a fine shade of meaning

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8
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Plagiarism

A

Taking credit for someone else’s writing or ideas

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9
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Renown

A

Fame

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10
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Tangent

A

Going off the main subject

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11
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Abasement

A

Humiliation, degradation

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12
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Billowing

A

Swelling, fluttering, waving

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13
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Cower

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Recoil in fear, shrink away from

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14
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Enhance

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Improve, make better or clearer

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15
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Harangue

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Noisy, attacking speech

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16
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Labyrinth

A

A maze

17
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Nullify

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To counter, make unimportant

18
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Plaintiff

A

Petitioner

19
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Replete

A

Full

20
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Tangible

A

Can be touched