j Flashcards
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avarice
A
greed; excessive love of riches
2
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avow
A
to claim; to declare boldly; to admit
3
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concord
A
harmony; agreement
4
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conjecture
A
to guess; to deduce or infer on slight evidence
5
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debacle
A
violent breakdown; sudden overthrow; overwhelming defeat
6
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defame
A
to libel or slander; to ruin the good name of
7
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diffident
A
timid; lacking in self confidence
8
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eminent
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well-known; respected
9
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ephermal
A
lasting a very short time
10
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guile
A
cunning; duplicity; artfulness
11
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hackneyed
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overused; trite; stale
12
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imminent
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just about to happen
13
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impetuous
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impulsive; extremely impatient
14
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scintillate
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to sparkle either literally or figuratively
15
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rebut
A
to contradict; to argue in opposition to; to prove to be false
