List 1 Flashcards
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Officious
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Interfering unnecessarily.
1
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Myopic
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Short sighted
2
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Crucible
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Pot in which metals are melted.
3
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Acumen
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Ability to make good judgments.
4
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Demur
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Show reluctance.
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Neophyte
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Beginner or novice.
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Recalcitrant
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Wilfully disobedient.
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Temerity
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Boldness or audacity.
8
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Untenable
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(Of a theory, idea, etc.) incapable of being defended.
9
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Valetudinarian.
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Someone who is over concerned with his or her health.
10
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Vacuous
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Not expressing intelligent thought.
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Effete
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Powerless, feeble.
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Attenuated
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Weakened. Thin and extended.
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Arrogate
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Claim or seize without justification
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Areola
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Small circular area, such as the coloured ring around the human nipple.
