2A & 2B Flashcards
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Define adjudge
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To declare to be true
1
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Define Aberration
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Un welcomed departure
2
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Define candor
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To be open and honest in expression
3
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Define corroborate
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To confirm/give support to
4
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Define dearth
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Lack of something
5
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Define diurnal
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Daily pattern; routine
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Define Herculean
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Requiring great strength/effort
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Define ludicrous
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So foolish it’s amusing
8
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Define retrospect
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Review of a past course of events
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Define salient
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Most noticeable/important
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Define artifice
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Devices used to deceive
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Define augury
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Sign of what will happen in the future; omens
12
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Define captivate
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Attract and hold attention; fascinate
13
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Define chicanery
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Use of trickery to achieve political, financial or legal purpose
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Define configuration
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An arrangement of elements in a certain form/combo
