Chapter one Flashcards
1
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Ephemeral
A
Short lived
2
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Edible
A
Digestible
3
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Incoherent
A
Unintelligible
4
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Acute
A
Sharp
5
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Raffish
A
Tawdry
6
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Mulct
A
Defraud
7
Q
Kvetch
A
Complain
8
Q
Philomath
A
Scholars
9
Q
Debouching
A
Emerge
10
Q
Benison
A
Curse
11
Q
Subsume
A
Include
12
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Consensus
A
Accord
13
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Altercation
A
Quarrel like disagreement
14
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Irresolute
A
Wavering/ hesitate between choices
15
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Laconic
A
Concise / express in few words
16
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Conciliatory
A
To preserve or obtain peace
17
Q
Precedent
A
Like example
18
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Diaphanous
A
Transparent
19
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Indolent
A
Lazy
20
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Incidental
A
Casual
21
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Succumb
A
Cease/ to resist
22
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Notorious
A
Like infamous
23
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Unanimity
A
Like concurrence
24
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Pert
A
Saucy
25
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Aesthetic
A
Good taste / beautiful
26
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Decimation
A
To kill
27
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Indignant
A
Angry
28
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Cliche
A
Platitude
29
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Harmony
A
Agreement/ among people, thoughts, ideas
30
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Feasible
A
Practicable
31
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Versatile
A
Many-sided
32
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Imperturbability
A
Calmness / serenity
33
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Strident
A
Irritating / unpleasantness
