Lesson 10 Flashcards

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Fallible

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Adj.

Capable of error

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Blatant

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Adj.

Obvious; too conspicuous

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Dawdle

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V.

To waste time

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Affiliate

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N.

An associate; a partner

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Fawn

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V.

To act slavish submissive

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Calumny

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N.

A false and malicious accusation

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Berate

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V.

To scold or rebuke severely and at length

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Minion

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N.

A fawning, servile follower

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Desolate

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Adj.

Lonely; forlorn; uninhabited; barren

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10
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Bane

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N.

The cause or ruin, harm, distress, or death

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11
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Pacify

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V.

To calm down

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12
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Garble

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V.

To mix up or distort

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13
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Prevaricate

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V.

To lie

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14
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Filch

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V.

To steal

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Neophyte

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N.

A beginner

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