Knecht Vocabulary Lesson 10 Flashcards by Eric Burdett | Brainscape

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Circuitous

A

Indirect, roundabout

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Circumlocution

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Unnecessarily wordy form of expression

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Deleterious

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Having a harmful effect

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Extenuating

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Lessening the seriousness of

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Inchoate

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Unformed or undeveloped

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Largesse

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Generosity

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Luminous

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Bright, full of light

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Majordomo

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Follower, butler

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Perambulate

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To walk about, stroll

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Prevaricate

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To lie, mislead

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Propriety

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Appropriateness

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Timorous

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Timid

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Tremulous

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Timid, fearful

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Untenable

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Incapable of being defended

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Veneer

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Any thin, attractive surface layer

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