list 1 Flashcards
1
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accost
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approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently
2
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ambivalent
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uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
3
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austere
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severely simple
4
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brevity
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the attribute of being short or fleeting
5
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censure
A
harsh criticism or disapproval
6
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compulsory
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required by rule
7
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didactic
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instructive, especially excessively
8
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digress
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turn aside from the main subject of attention
9
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elicit
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call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
10
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faction
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a dissenting clique
11
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flagrant
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conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
12
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flippant
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showing an inappropriate lack of seriousness
13
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inflection
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the modification of pitch, tone, or volume when speaking
14
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laudable
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worthy of high praise
14
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mortification
A
strong feelings of embarrassment
