Lesson 3 Vocab Flashcards

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Indulgence

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A yielding; lack of strictness

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Engaging

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Drawing favorable attention; attractive

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Sidle

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Move sideways so as not to draw attention to oneself

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Furtive

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Sneaky, stealthy

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Retort

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A quick, sharp, or witty reply

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Temerity

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Boldness, reckless

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Lugubrious

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Mournful

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Malevolence

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Hostility, spite

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Protracted

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Prolonged, drawn out

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10
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Avuncular

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Pertaining to an uncle; kindly

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Enigmatic

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Mysterious, puzzling

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Stantorian

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Very loud

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13
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Vernacular

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Pertaining to a native language

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Anaesthetic

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Numbing, dulling

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Ignominy

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Shame, dishonor

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