601-650 Flashcards
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disingenuous
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not straight forward or candid
2
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cadaver
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a dead body
3
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acute
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sharp, clever, severe
4
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evanescent
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fading from sight
5
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clemency
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mercy
6
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facet
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any of a number of sides or aspects
7
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contrite
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feeling sorry for what one has done
8
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assuage
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to lessen pain or distress
9
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assiduous
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diligent
10
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extemporaneous
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done with little or no preparation
11
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impute
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to assign credit
12
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benign
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kindly
13
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blasé
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indifferent or bored with life
14
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testy
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irritable; touchy
15
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senile
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showing the marked deterioration of old age
16
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verisimilitude
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resemblance to the truth
17
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pernicious
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very harmful or destructive
18
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induct
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to place formally in office
19
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comprise
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to include, contain
20
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denounce
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to speak out against
21
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recrimination
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to reply to one charge with a countercharge
22
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coalition
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an alliance
23
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fervid
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extremely emotional
24
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virtuoso
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one with great skill
25
ostentatious
showy, pretentious
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wan
sickly pale
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sordid
extremely dirty
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protract
to extend the duration of
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incessant
never pausing, continuous
30
ersatz
artificial; not genuine
