Lesson 5 Flashcards

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coherent

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Adjective

  1. Showing an orderly relation of parts
  2. Sticking together
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colloquial

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Adjective

Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing

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3
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commiserate

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Verb

To feel or express sorrow or pity

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4
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condone

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Verb

To forgive; to disregard an offense

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5
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commodious

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Adjective

Spacious, roomy, as in a house

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6
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contrite

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Adjective

Throughly remorseful and repentant of one’s sins

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7
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abstain

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Verb

To refrain from something by one’s choice

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8
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impertinent

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Adjective

  1. Rude
  2. Irrelevant
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9
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pertinacious

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Adjective

Holding firmly, even stubbornly, to a belief

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10
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tenacity

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Noun

Hanging on to something persistently or stubbornly

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