Chap 9 Flashcards

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Calumniate

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To accuse without evidence

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Bucolic

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Characteristics of the countryside

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Chary

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Extremely cautious

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Collusion

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A secret agreement

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Dilettante

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Someone who does something as an amateur

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Imperturbable

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Cannot be put into motion

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Increment

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An addition

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Mandate

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Order/command

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Paltry

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A tiny amount of something

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Paroxysm

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A spasm or sudden outburst

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Pedantry

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To be anal

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Peregrination

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The act of traveling

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Redolent

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Tending to arouse memories through the sense of smell

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13
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Refulgent

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Shining/radiant

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14
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Shibboleth

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A slogan that gives identity to a certain group

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Tyro

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A beginner

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Unremitting

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Never stopping

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Vacillate

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To be indecisive

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Vituperative

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Verbal attack

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Acclamation

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A shout of welcome