Chap 13 Flashcards

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Affront

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To offend

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Abstruse

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Difficult to understand

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Canard

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A rumor made up to hurt someone

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Captious

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Nit picky person

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Cognizant

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To be aware

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Contrite

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Regretful

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Cynosure

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The center of attraction

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Decorous

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Well mannered

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Deign

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To do something in a way where the action in beneath you

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Desiccated

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Lifeless

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Efficacy

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Power to produce a desired result

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Engender

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To bring to life

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Ethereal

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Delicate

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Facade

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A mask

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Ghoulish

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Revolting in a morbid way

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Incongruous

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Something that doesn’t fit

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Machination

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An evil plan

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Mesmerize

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Hypnotize

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Opprobrium

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Disgrace

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Putative

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Generally true