Lesson 10 Flashcards
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Cajole
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To persuade with false promises and flattery
1
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Expound
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To explain in detail; to clarify
2
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Inscrutable
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Not easily understood; hard to fathom
3
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Balk
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To refuse stubbornly or abruptly; to stop short and refuse to go on
4
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Acrimony
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Ill-natured, bitter hostility
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Dour
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Stern and ill-humored
6
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Exult
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To rejoice; to feel triumphant
7
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Omniscient
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Having unlimited knowledge; all-knowing
8
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Feasible
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Reasonable; capable of being carried out
9
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Fiasco
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A complete, ridiculous failure
10
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Métier
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The work one is especially suited for; one’s specialty; an occupation
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Fluctuate
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To rise and fall; to vary irregularly
12
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Harry
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To annoy or harass
13
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Incognito
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Disguised; pretending not to be oneself
14
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Lethargy
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Lack of energy; sluggishness
