321-340 Flashcards

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Accost

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To approach and speak to someone

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2
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Acuity

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Insight, sharpness

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3
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Acquiesce

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To agree, to give in to

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4
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Chauvinist

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Belief in superiority in one’s own group

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5
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Circumlocution

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Indirect language

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6
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Deferential

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Yielding to the opinion or wishes of another.

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7
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Deft

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Skilled, adroit

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8
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Effigy

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Image or representation of a person or group

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9
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Felicity

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Great happiness, bliss

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10
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Partisan

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A strong supporter of a cause, person or party

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11
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Patrician

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Member of aristocracy

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12
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Sanction

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A punishment to force consent with the international law, to give approval of

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13
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Tenuous

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Insubstantial, slight, flimsy

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