Kaplan 3 Flashcards
1
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Abscond
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V. to leave secretly
2
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Bilk
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V. to cheat; defraud
3
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Calumny
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N. a false and malicious accusation; misrepresentation
4
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Decorum
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N. appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety
5
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Effrontery
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N. impudent boldness; audacity
6
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Fervid
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Adj. intensely emotional; feverish
7
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Garrulous
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Adj. tending to talk a lot
8
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Hoary
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Adj. very old; whitish or gray from age
9
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Idiosyncrasy
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N. peculiarity of temperament; eccentricity
10
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Leery
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Adj. suspicious
11
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Inure
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V. to harden; accustom; become used to
12
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Jingoism
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N. belligerent support of one’s country
13
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Knell
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N. sound of a funeral bell; omen of death or failure
14
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Lachrymose
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Adj. tearful
15
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Magnate
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N. powerful or influential person
