Group 4-5 Flashcards by Kyle Abo

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Brawny

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Muscular

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Adamant

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Forceful inflexible

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Decathlon

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An athletic competition with ten events

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Equivocate

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Speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth

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Hieroglyphics

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Picture writing

Writing that is difficult to read or enigmatic

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Larceny

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Theft robbery stealing

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Obsession

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A dominating concern

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Ponderous

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Slowly
Weighty
Heavy

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Retention

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Preservation

Withholding

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Timorous

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Cowardly

Fearful

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Adroit

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Skillful

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Brevity

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Being brief

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Decorum

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Dignified

Correct behavior

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Err

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A mistake

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Hinder

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Obstruct

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Largess

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Generosity

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Obsolete

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No longer valid

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Pontificate

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Speak pompously

Or dogmatically

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Reticent

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Restrained
holding something back
Uncommunicative

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Tirade

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Steam of verbal abuse