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Group 17 Flashcards

1
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Acclaim

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  1. Praise with great approval
  2. Enthusiastic approval
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Ascertain

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Find out or learn with certainty

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Assertive

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Confident and direct in claiming one’s rights or expressing ideas

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Bogus

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Fake or fraudulent

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Cataclysmic

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Causing great disruption or upheaval

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Circumscribe

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Limit or restrict something narrowly

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Complementary

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Enhancing or perfecting when combined with something else

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Contentious

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Causing or likely to provoke disagreement

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Disingenuous

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Pretending to be sincere or straightforward

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Divulge

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Disclose or reveal information

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Dogmatic

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Insisting on one’s ideas without being open to other’s

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Fallacious

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False or mistaken

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Foolhardy

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Recklessly daring; careless

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Hinder

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Obstruct or delay progress

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Impair

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Weaken or affect negatively

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Impugn

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Challenge the truth or honesty of something

17
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Incessant

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Constant or unending (of something bad or unpleasant)

18
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Inclined

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Feeling a tendency or preference towards

19
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Inveterate

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Deep-rooted or long -established

20
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Miserly

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Reluctant to spend or share; greedy

21
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Patent

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Clear or obvious

22
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Petulant

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Irritable or impatient, especially over minor issues

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Pithy

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Expressing ideas in a concise, meaningful manner

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Pliant

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Flexible or easily influenced

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Sanctimonious

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GIving the impression that one is morally superior

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Sound

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Based one reason, sense, or judgment

27
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Tarnish

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Compromise, damage, or sully

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Tepid

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Exhibiting little passion or eagerness; lukewarm

29
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Upbraid

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Criticize or scold severely

30
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Vexation

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The sate of being irritated or incensed

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