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EINTY & Slam Dunk Flashcards

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Surreptitiously

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Adverb

Done in secret because it would likely be disapproved of

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Evasive

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Adj

Tending to avoid or escape

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sullen

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(adj) bad-tempered, sulky, gloomy

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umbrage

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(n) offense, annoyance

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Adept

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Adj

Skillful ; talented

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florid

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(adj) red or flushed complexion
(adj) elaborate or fancy

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Precarious

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Adj

  1. Uncertain ; riskly
  2. Not securely held in position; likely to collapse
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Loll

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Verb

To lounge

To hang loosely / droop

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awash

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(adj) flooded/covered witrh water
(adj) containing large numbers of something

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Lithe

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Adj

Thin and graceful ; flexible

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deftness/deft

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(n) skill/agility
(adj) skillful/agile, adept

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Wry

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Adj

  1. Mocking / sarcastic
  2. twisted in a expresion of digust, disappointment or annoyance
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ruminate

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(v) to think deeply about something, to contemplate

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wistful

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(adj) showing a feeling of longing; nostalgic

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Volubility

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Noun

The quality of talking flently, readily or incenssantly

Talkativeness

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tactful

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(adj) showing a keen sense of what is appropriate/tasteful; showing discretion

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palpable

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(adj) able to be touched, noticeable, unmistaken

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innocuous

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(adj) harmless

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Aphorism

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Noun

A saying with a general truth; a maxim

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Sequester

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Verb

To isolate or hide away

To take legal possessions of assets until debt is paid

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Preemptory

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Adj

  1. Insisting on immediate attention or obedience; commanding
  2. Not open to appeal ; final
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culpability

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(n) guilt, blame

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laudable

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(adj) praiseworthy, commendable

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plaintive

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(adj) sad, mournful

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sidle

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(v) to creep or sneak

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obstinate

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(adj) stubborn, inflexible

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Scrupulously

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Adv

Done in a manner with extreme attention to detail; carefully

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Unabashed

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Adj

Shameless ; bold

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Squander

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Verb

  1. To waste in a reckless and foolish manner
  2. To allow an opportunity to be lost
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Docile

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Adj

Submissive / obedient

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