circumlocution-delinate Flashcards by Unknown Unknown

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circumlocution

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wordy languages

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circumspect

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cautious

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circumvent

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get around

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clamor

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loud noise

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clandestine

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secret

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clemency

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mercy

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coalesce

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fuse as a whole

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coerce

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force to do something via force

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cogent

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intellectually convincing

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cognizant

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aware

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colloquial

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informal of conversation

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commendation

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notice of recognition

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commensurate

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corresponding in size

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complacency

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self satisfied ignorance of danger

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compliant

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ready to adopt to someone else wishes

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comprehensive

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including everything

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compunction

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distress by feelings of guilt

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concede

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accept as valid

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conciliatory

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friendly

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condone

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overlook

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confound

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confuse

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congenial

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pleasantly agreeable

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congruity

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being in agreement

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connive

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scheme

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consecrate

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dedicate something to a holy purpose

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consensus

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agreement of opinion

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consign

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give to another’s care

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construe

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to interpret

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consummate

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to complete a deal

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contentious

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tendency to disagree

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contrite

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easy to be forgiven

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conundrum

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puzzle

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convivial

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characterized by drinking

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corpulence

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fatness

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corroborate

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support with evidence

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cosmopolitan

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otherworldly

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coup

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brilliant unexpected act

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covet

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desire enviously

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convert

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secretly engaged in

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credulity

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readiness to believe in

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cultivate

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nurture

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cumulative

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building upon itself

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cursory

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brief to the point of being superficial

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curt

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rude and abruptly short

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curtail

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lessen

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debunk

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expose falseness of something

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decorous

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socially proper

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decry

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criticize openly

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defer

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postpone something to yield to another’s wisdom

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deferential

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showing respect for ones authority

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defunct

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no longer using

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deleterious

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harmful

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delineate

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to outline