FROM READING Flashcards by sonia ahmadi

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SOMBER

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gloomy

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MYRIAD

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frequent “a great number”

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BELIES

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to contradict

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derision

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ridicule mockery

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calumny

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slander defamation

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inherent

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naturally a part of

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endemic

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naturally a part of

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fathom

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understand

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impasse

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a situation that is so difficult that no progress can be made; blocked

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capitulate

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give in on thier demands

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acrimony

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bitter feelings

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gainsaid

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deny or contradict; speak against or oppose

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OSTENTATIOUS

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SHOWY

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precarious

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uncertain

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altruistic

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helpful

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impeded & hindered

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to interfere

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frankness & candor

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forthright

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nonplussed

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perplexed

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abashed

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embarassed

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scant

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barely sufficient

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robust

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full of health and strength

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prosaic

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dull

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abstruse

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difficult to understand

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arcane

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not easily understood

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reticent

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restrained or reserved in style; reluctant; unwilling

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scurrilous

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expressed in vulgar abusive language

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brusque

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abrupt; discourteously blunt

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infallibility

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directly opposes the notion of being wrong

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abjured

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to reject entirely

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chagrin

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embarassed but not angry

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irate

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extremely angry

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quip

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clever remark

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sardonic

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sarcastic

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ingeneous

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innocent or sincere

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imprudent

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unwise

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apocryphal

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of questionable authenticity

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acumen

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mental sharpness

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dexterity

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cleverness

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melliflous & euphonic

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sweet and pleasing

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pivotal & momentous

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significant turning point

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elusive

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unknown

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vascillating & wavering

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move unsteady from one side to another

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apogee / pinnacle/ apex

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the very top of

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forwent & eschewed

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to avoid/ shun