Exercise 1 Flashcards
1
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retroactive
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adj. effective from a past date
2
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incisive
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adj. clear and precise; direct or sharp
3
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disgust
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a strong feeling of dislike for something that has a very unpleasant appearance, taste, smell, etc.
4
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sought
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past and past participle of “seek”
5
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crabby
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unhappy and tending to complain a lot
6
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crabbed
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- small and difficult to read
2. easily annoyed and complaining
7
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attribution
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- the act of attributing; especially: the ascribing of a work (as of literature or art) to a particular author or artist
- an ascribed quality, character, or right
8
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unjust
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not fair or deserved: not just
9
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legitimate
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- allowed according to rules or laws
- real, accepted, or official
- fair or reasonable
10
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sensational
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adj. very interesting, exciting, and surprising
11
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disingenuous
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adj. insincere, especially in pretending that one knows less about sth than one really does
13
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cantankerous
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adj. bad-tempered; quarrelsome
13
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intricacy
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- the quality or state of being complex or having many parts
- something that is complex or detailed: something intricate
14
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bizarre
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very unusual or strange
15
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elusive
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adj. hard to find or capture: hard to understand, define, or remember
