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Lesson 6 Flashcards

1
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Boorish

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Rude or unrefined in manners or behaviour

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2
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Brook

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To tolerate or endure something
Especially an annoyance

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Circumspect

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Cautious or wary

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Comity

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Mutual respect towards others

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5
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Commensurate

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Comparable in size

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6
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Cordial

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Characterised by warmth or sincerity

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7
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Deleterious

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Having a harmful effect

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Dichotomy

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A split into two opposite parts

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Edify

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Enlighten or uplift through knowledge

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Elicit

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Provoke

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Erudite

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Possessing great knowledge

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12
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Fecund

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Fertile or highly productive

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Feeble

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Weak

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14
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Felicitous

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Apt or satisfaction

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15
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Forbear

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Refrain from doing something

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Haphazard

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Lacking clear planning

17
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Hodgepodge

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A mixture of different things

18
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Impede

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Obstruct or hinder process

19
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Irascible

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Easily angered or irritated

20
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Mercenary

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Motivated primarily by desire for monetary or material gain

21
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Meticulous

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Exhibiting great care

22
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Mordant

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Sharply critical in thought or expression

23
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Outstrip

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Surpass

24
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Precarious

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A position or state that is in danger

25
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Quirky

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Unusual in an endearing way

26
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Quirky

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Unusual in an endearing way

27
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Repudiate

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Reject

28
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Tact

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Skill in handling difficult situations without causing offence

29
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Trifling

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Lacking significance or importance

30
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Turbulent

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Full of chaos

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