Lesson 11 Flashcards by Ray Hewitt | Brainscape

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Wont

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Likely

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Canard

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A deliberately misleading story

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Etymology

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The history of a word; the study of a word

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Cortège

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A group of attendants

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Solecism

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A deviation or error in speech, manners, or deeds

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Demotic

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Relating to ordinary people

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Simian

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Relating to or resembling an ape or monkey

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Impresario

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An entertainment producer or manager

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Requisite

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Required, necessary

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Bulwark

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An defensive wall or embankment

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Malaise

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Vague bodily or emotional discomfort or uneasiness

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Disingenuous

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Insincere; calculating

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Crescendo

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A gradual increase in intensity, force or volume

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Intransigent

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Uncompromising refusing to moderate

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Dogged

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Unrelenting persistence

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