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G151-175 Flashcards

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Conscientious

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(Adj) showing care and precision; painstaking

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Crass

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(Adj) dull-witted, unrefined

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Impart

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(V) to give a portion of; to make known

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Spendthrift

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(N) one who spends money wastefully

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Tabulate

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To count

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Adroit

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(Adj) naturally skillful, esp. Dealing with difficult circumstances

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Dexterous

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(Adj) skillful with the hands or mind

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Redolent

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(Adj) aromatic; fragrant; suggestive

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Foreboding

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(N) a sense of impending evil, esp. one without definite cause

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Denouncement

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(N) conclusion; resolution; the falling action of a story after its climax

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Subsidy

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(N) monetary assistance

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Prevalent

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(Adj) dominant; widespread

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Incumbent

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(Adj) necessary or obligatory

(N) a person who currently holds a particular position

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Mimic

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(V) to copy closely, esp. With intent to ridicule

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Beacon

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(N) a signaling light; a source of guidance or inspiration

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Supplant

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(V) to take the place of

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Scythe

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(N) a long handled blades instrument used for harvesting crops

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Shard

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(N) a fragment of a brittle substance e.g, glass of pottery; a small piece of something

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Wayward

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(Adj) stubbornly going against what is expected or required in order to satisfy one own desires

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Effrontery

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(N) bold and insulting behavior

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Vagary

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(N) an erratic notion or action

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Agile

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(Adj) quick and easy in movement; mentally alert

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Glut

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(N) an oversupply

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Cursory

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(Adj) superficially done; performed rapidly

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Spurn

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(V) to push or drive away contemptuously with or as with the foot

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