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702:Day 4 Flashcards

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Falter

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Hesitate or Waver

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Serenity

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Calmness; Pladicity

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Tendentious

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Biased

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Translucent

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Partly Transparent

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Elation

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A rise in spirits; exaltation

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Demure

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Reserved; Coyly sober or sedat

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Oligarchy

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Government by a few

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Knoll

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Little round hill

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Flaccid

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Flabby not firm

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Biennial

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Happening every two years or lasting two years

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Bolster

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Support; Prop up

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Cortege

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A procession; a retinue; parade

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Fallacious

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Misleading

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Gusty

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Windy

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Abscond

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Depart secretly and hide, especially to avoid being captured and sued

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Pathos

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Tender sorrow; Feeling of sympathy or pity

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Citadel

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Fortress

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Divest

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Strip; Deprive

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Baneful

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Ruinous; Poisonous; Destructive

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Render

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To cause to be or become, make; to do or perform

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Coddle

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Treat gently; Pamper

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Quarantine

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Isolation of a person or a location to prevent the spread of infection

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Acme

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Highest point; pinnacle; summit; peak

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Substantiate

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Verify; to establish by proof or evidence

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Incredulity

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Inability or unwillingness to believe; skepticism

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Tentative

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Experimental; done as a trial or experiment

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Obliterate

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Destroy completely, wipe out completely

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Tenuous

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Thin; lacking a sound basis, unsubstantiated or weak; unimportant or unsubstantial; vague

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Buffoonery

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Clowning; amusing others by tricks; jokes; etc

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Diverge

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Vary; Go in different directions from the same point; to diverge

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