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Difficult words 2 Flashcards

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facile

A

easy and neat, often in an simplistic or superficial way; effortless

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compendious

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comprehensive, yet concise

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obsolete

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outdated

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incontrovertible

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indisputable

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trenchant

A

incisive; penetrating; razor-sharp

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duplicitous

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two-faced

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affluent

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wealthy

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pervade

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spread throughout; permeate

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plumb

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to measure the depth of something

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peripatetic

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itinerant; traveling from place to place

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acerbic

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sour; sarcastic and harsh

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intransigent

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unwilling to compromise; resolute

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perspicacious

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insightful

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instill

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to inculcate; firmly implant an idea

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impracticable

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unworkable; impossible to carry out

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prudent

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wise or sensible in a careful manner

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chicanery

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trickery

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spurious

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misleading; seeming to be true but actually false

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gambit

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a scheme; a maneuver involving taking a risk to gain an advantage

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malfeasance

A

wrongdoing

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nugatory

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insignificant; useless

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apocryphal

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(of a story) often-repeated but probably not true

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itinerant

A

wandering around

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sanctimonious

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self-righteous; holier-than-thou

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unctuous

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oily; fawning and overly ingratiating

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glib

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smooth-talking but insincere

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prodigal

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wastefully extravagant

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fulsome

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abundant to an excessive or gross degree (“fulsome mounds of food”; “fulsome praise”)

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demagogue

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a rabble-rouser; a political leader who appeals to the worst in people

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obdurate

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stubborn; obstinate

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