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Dec 4 Flashcards

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Cursory

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Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed

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Perfunctory

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Requiring minimum effort or reflection

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Churlish

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Rude; mean spirited

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Feted

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Honor or entertain someone lavishly

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Neophyte

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New to subject, skill, or belief

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Tacit

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Understood or implied without being stated.

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Avarice

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Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.

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Endemic

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(of a disease or condition) regularly found among particular people or in a certain area

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Wary

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Feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems.

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Circumspect

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Wary and unwilling to take risks.

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Resoluteness

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firmness of character or purpose. determination, purpose. the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose.

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Tenacity

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quality or fact of being very determined; determination.

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Tenuous

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Very uncertain or weak

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Prevaricate

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Deviate from the truth

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Voluminous

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Loose & ample; very lengthy and full writing

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mercurial

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(of a person) subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind

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Compendium

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a collection of concise but detailed information about a particular subject, especially in a book or other publication

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Saddled

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burden (someone) with an onerous responsibility or task

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Canny

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Having or showing shrewdness and good judgment, especially in money or business matters.

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Spurious

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Fake or false

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Attest

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Provide or serve as clear evidence of; declare that something exists or is the case

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Pathos

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Quality that evokes pity or sadness

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Ethos

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the characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations

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Profligacy

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reckless extravagance or wastefulness in the use of resources.

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Acrimony

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bitterness or ill feeling

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Iconoclast

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A person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions; a destroyer of images used in religious worship; they don’t care if they fit in

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Inhibit

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Hinder, restrain, or prevent

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Pernicious

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having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.

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Bellicose

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Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight

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Insure

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secure or protect someone against (a possible contingency).

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Fulminate

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Express vehement protest

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Militate

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be a powerful or conclusive factor in preventing.

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Ferret

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search tenaciously for and find something.

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Attendant

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occurring with or as a result of; accompanying.

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ebullience

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excited

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torpor

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torpid, lethargy

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Jocosity

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State or quality of being jocose

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