Lesson 10 Flashcards by Daniel Logan | Brainscape

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Circutuitous

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Indirect, roundabout

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Circumlocution

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An unnecessarily wordy or evasive form of expression

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Deleterious

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Having a harmful effect;injurious

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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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Tremolous

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Timid; fearful

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Untenable

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Incapable of being defeated

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Veneer

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Any thin, attractive surface layer

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