3 Flashcards

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Mollify

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To calm or soothe

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2
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Dubious

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Doubtful; of unlikely authenticity

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3
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Spurious

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Not genuine

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4
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Surreptitiously

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Done by secretive means

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5
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Arbitrary

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Determined by impulse rather than reason

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6
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Capricious

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Impulsive and unpredictable

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7
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Equivocate

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To avoid making a definite statement

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8
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Intrepid

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Courageous; fearless

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9
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Obstinate

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Stubbornly adhering to an opinion or a course of action

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10
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Proliferate

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To grow or increase rapidly

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