lesson 19 Flashcards

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Apathetic (adj)

A

indifferent; showing no care, interest, or concern; lacking emotion

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Bamboozle (v)

A

to trick and confuse

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covert (adj)

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secret; hidden

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disputatious (adj)

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likely to dispute or argue

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hail (v)

A

cheer for; acclaim

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hale (adj)

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healthy

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incipient (adj)

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in an early stage

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lustrous (adj)

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brilliant; lovely; outstandingly glowing and unusual

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mercenary (adj)

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greedy for self gain; thinking only of money making

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ostensibly (adv)

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seeming to mean something or to be interpreted as such

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prosaic (adj)

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dull; commonplace

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rarefied (adj)

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belonging to a select or even lofty group; elevated in character; esoteric

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sapience (n)

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unusual intelligence and extraordinary discernment

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tenable (adj)

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capable of being maintained; able to be maintained because of genuineness

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titanic (adj)

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of or relating to something awesome in great size or scope.

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