400 Words Part 10 Flashcards

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specious

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tempting but false

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staid

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fixed, settled, permanent

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soporific

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tending to cause sleep

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strident

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loud, harsh, shrill

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suffuse

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spread over, through

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torpor

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lack of energy

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jaded

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worn out, wearied

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viscous

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thick, syrup-like

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vacillate

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to be indecisive, waver

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vicarious

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substitute, taking the place of another

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venal

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capable of being bribed

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veracious

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truthful

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vitiate

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mar, taint

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watershed

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important event, landmark

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