Deck 33 Flashcards

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INGENUE

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naïve, unsophisticated person

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INGRATE

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ungrateful person

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PECCADILLO

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minor weakness; trivial offence

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VENEER

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surface coating

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FLY-BY-NIGHT

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unreliable; disreputable

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INIMICAL

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hostile

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PEDANT

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person who insists on strict adherence to rules or narrow learning

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FORENSIC

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concerned with argument or debate (esp. for legal evidence)

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VENIAL

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minor; unimportant

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CODDLE

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pamper; fuss over; indulge

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ASCETIC

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without luxuries; severely simple

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DIURNAL

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active in daytime

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COGENT

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lucid; well argued

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COGITATE

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think over something; ponder

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FRAUDULENT

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fake; false

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INSENTIENT

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unfeeling

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MILIEU

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one’s social environment

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PENSIVE

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in a thoughtful mood; thinking deeply

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PURLOIN

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steal

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FRIVOLOUS

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not serious

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MIRE

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swamp; muddy ground

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PENURY

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poverty

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DOLT

A

stupid person

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PYROMANIA

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compulsion to start fires