9-16/9-20 Flashcards by Mikiya Adam | Brainscape

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Adroit

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Skilful/Skillful

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Adulation

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A strong admiration; worship

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Alacrity

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Eagerness; enthusiasm; quickness

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Brevity

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Being brief

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Bristle

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To show irritation

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Decorum

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Dignified; correct behavior

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Err

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To make a mistake

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Erratic

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Wandering; irregular

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Equivocate

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Speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth

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Hinder

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To obstruct/hamper

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Largess

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Generosity

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Obsolete

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No longer valid

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Pontificate

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To speak pompously or dogmatically

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Reticent

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Restrained; holding something back; uncommunicative

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Tirade

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A stream of verbal abuse

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