Lesson 6 Flashcards

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antiquated

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obsolete, out of fashion, no longer usable

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arable

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fit for plowing, tillable

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ascendancy

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domination; growing power

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atrophy

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to waste away, to wither

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clandestine

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secret

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conciliate

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to reconcile, to pacify, to renew a friendship

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cursory

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superficial, casual, hastily done

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derision

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scoffing at, mockery, ridicule

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enmity

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absolute hatred

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extricate

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to free, to disentangle

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forbearance

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patience, lenience

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frivolous

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lacking in seriousness or importance

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garrulous

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talkative, rambling

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impetuous

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violent, hasty, rash, impulsive

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industrious

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skillfully busy or occupied

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infamous

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having a reputation of the worst kind, vicious, notoriously bad

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insolence

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insulating or contemptuous behavior

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levity

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excessive frivolity, flippancy

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oblivion

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state of being forgotten

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paradoxical

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something that appears false or contradictory but is actually correct

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perjury

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false testimony under oath

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rancor

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bitter deep-seated ill will; hostility

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sycophant

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a self-serving flatterer, a brownnoser

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vacillating

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changing, fluctuating

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vivid

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bright, distinct, clear