Deck 5 Flashcards

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Acclaim ( a claim )

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( Verb )

To applaud

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Attribute ( a tribute )

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( verb )

To explain

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Belied ( bee lie )

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( verb )

To contradict

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Beguile ( be guy ill )

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( Verb )

To trick

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Articulate ( r,t,and q lit )

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( adjective )

Effective

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Braggart ( brag art )

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( noun )

Boaster

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Cajole ( Cajun Joel )

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( verb )

To trap

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Capricious ( Capri )

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( adjective )

Unpredictable

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Charlatan ( Charlotte tan )

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( noun ) 
A quack ( pretender of knowledge )
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Censure ( cent sore )

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( verb )

To blame

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Innocuous ( in a queue us )

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( Adjective )

Harmless

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Gamin ( jammin )

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( noun )

A orphaned boy

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Petulant ( pet )

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( adjective )

Irritable or cranky

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Nepotism ( nephew )

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( noun )

Favoritism shown to relatives or friends

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Integrity ( in tea gritty )

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( noun )

Honesty

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Truncat ( trunk cut )

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( verb )

To shorten by cutting off

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Trenchant ( trench ant )

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( adjective )

Pointy

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Scapegoat ( goat )

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( noun )

One that bears the blame for others

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Compliance ( come ply ants )

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( noun )

Conformity; doing what your told

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Feasible ( fees to a bull )

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( adjective )

Practical

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Exuberance( x, you bear ants )

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( noun )

Joyful enthusiasm

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Exemplary ( exempt Larry )

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( adjective )

Outstanding

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Abstruse( ab’s truce )

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( adjective )

Difficult to understand

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Explicit( x, please sit )

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( adjective )

Totally clear