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Group 10 Flashcards

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ACUMEN

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  1. Quickness and keenness in understanding and judgment
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ANTITHESIS

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  1. The direct opposite or contrast
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ASCRIBE

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  1. Attribute or credit something to a particular cause or source
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BEFUNDDLED

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  1. Confused, bewildered, or perplexed
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ESCHEW

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  1. Intentionally avoid or abstain from
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ESOTERIC

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  1. Understood by few or a small group of people
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EVASIVE

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  1. Indirect or not straightforward; avoiding confrontation
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EXCULPATE

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  1. Clear from blame or guilt
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EXPEDITE

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  1. Accelerate or speed up a process or action
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FASTIDIOUS

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  1. Showing great care and attention to detail; hard to please
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FEIGN

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  1. Pretend or simulate
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FURTIVE

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  1. Sneaky or secretive, especially due to guilt
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HAMPER

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  1. Obstruct or hinder progress
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INDISPENSABLE

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  1. Completely necessary; essential
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LAMENT

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  1. Express deep sorrow or regret
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MYOPIC

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  1. Short-sighted; lacking creativity
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NONCHALANT

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  1. Appearing casually calm or indifferent
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PARTIAL

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  1. Prejudiced or biased toward one side
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PENSIVE

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  1. Deep in thought
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PORTEND

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  1. Indicate or warn that something, often unpleasant, is going to happen
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POVINCIAL

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  1. Narrow in perspective; not sophisticated
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RUDIMENTARY

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  1. Basic or elementary; in the earliest stages of development
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SALUTARY

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  1. Beneficial, especially in promoting health or well-being
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SEVER

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  1. Cut off or put an end to
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SLIGHT

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  1. Treat with disrespect or neglect; insult
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SOMNOLENT

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  1. Sleepy or drowsy
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STOIC

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  1. Unaffected by pain or distress; showing no emotion
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SUPERSEDE

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  1. Replace or take the place of
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TOUT

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  1. Promote or praise energetically
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WANE

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  1. Decrease in power, size, or intensity

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