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Basic III Flashcards

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Apprehensive

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anxious, worried and nervous

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Surmise

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to guess that something is true based on info you already know

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Discern

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to notice or understand something, especially after thinking about it carefully

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Veracity

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the quality of being true or of telling the truth

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Refute

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to prove that the statement is incorrect

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Embrace

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to eagerly accept new ideas

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Sketchy

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unclear

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Hideous

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extremely bad

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Aggravation

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the worsening of a bad situation

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Demean

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to behave in a way that shows disrespect for someone or something

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Subtle

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not easy to notice; pleasant and delicate

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Suffice

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to be enough

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Abet

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to help someone do something wrong or illegal

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Finesse

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with a lot of skill and style, artfulness

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Inexorable

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cannot be stopped

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Subpoena

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to order someone to come to a court

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Pervasive

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existing or spreading everywhere

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Per se

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used to say that something is being considered alone, apart from anything else

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Minutiae

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very small or exact details

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Muddle

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to confuse

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Glean

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to find out info

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Engross

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to be very interested in something/someone and do not notice anything else

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Ploy

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a stratagem, a way of tricking someone in order to get advantage

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Valiant

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very brave, especially in a serious situation

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Bona fide

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real

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Consolation

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someone or something that makes you feel better when you are sad or disappointed

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Histrionic

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loud and extremely emotional

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Augmenting

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increasing the value, amount, effectiveness etc. of something

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Inimical

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very hostile

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Abstruse

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difficult to understand in a way that seems unnecessarily complicated

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Prolific

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existing in large number, producing a lot of something

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Singular

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exceptional, very great and noticeable

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Scanty

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not much

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Prosaic

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boring, ordinary

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Spurn

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to neglect somebody because you think that you better than they are

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Congenial

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nice, friendly; appropriate

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Reticent

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unwilling to talk about what you feel or what you know

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Brusque

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using very few words in a way that seems rude but is not intended to be, abrupt

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Scurrilous

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containing damaging and untrue info

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Harmonious

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looking good or working well together

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Arcane

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difficult to understand

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Acclamation

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a strong expression of approval or welcome

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Shrewdness

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mentally quick, smart

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Infallible

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always right

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Abjure

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to renounce

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Appalled

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very shocked by something very bad, displeased

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Resentment

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a feeling of anger because something has happened that you think is unfair

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Befuddled

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completely confused

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Bemused

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slightly confused

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Chagrin

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annoyance and sadness because something has not happened in the way you had hoped

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