Lesson 8 Flashcards

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presumptuous, bragging, haughty

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arrogant

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clearly spoken, eloquent, smooth-spoken

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articulate

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disfigurement, flaw, defect

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blemish

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infraction, contravention, violation

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breach

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representative, deputy, official substitute

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delegate

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break down, decompose, worsen

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disintergate

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mentally picture, imagine, conceive

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envision

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serious, critical, harmful

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grave

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infallible

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without error, unerring, certain

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laudable

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distinguish, important, critical

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notable

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plague, curse, epidemic

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pestilence

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unknown, uncelebrated, unheard-of

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obscure

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necessary, essential, indispensable

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requisite

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remove, annual, rescind

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revoke

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common, widespread, prevalent

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rife

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break, rest, recess

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respite

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hold, keep, enjoy

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retain

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firm, durable, strong

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stable

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soil, degrade, stain

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tarnish