Group Eight Flashcards by Erin K | Brainscape

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Abstruse

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Difficult to understand; obscure

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Blunderbuss

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Ancient weapon (type of gun)

2. A clumsy person

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Cringe

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Recoil; flinch; shy away

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Envenom

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To cause bitterness and bad feeling

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Hedonism

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Self indulgence; pleasure-seeking

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Laconic

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Using few words; brief; to the point

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Oblique

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Indirect, slanting

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Plumage

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Feathers of a bird

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Resignation

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Acceptance of fate

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Tenacious

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Stubborn; resolute; holding firm to a purpose

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