List 11 Flashcards
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Churlish
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Adj
Rude in a mean-spirited and surly way.
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Circumvent
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Verb.
- To find a way around (an obstacle)
- to overcome (a problem or difficulty) typically in a Clever and surreptitious way
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Diligence
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Noun
Careful or persistent work or effort
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Perdition
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A state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and impenitent person passes after death.
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Verity
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Noun
A true principle or belief, esp. One of fundamental importance
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Edify
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Verb
To instruct or improve (someone) morally and intellectually.
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Germane
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Adj
Relevant to a subject under consideration.
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Augury
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Noun
A sign of what will happen in the future; an omen.
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Palpable
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Adj
Able to be touched or felt
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Felicity
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Noun
- Intense happiness
- the ability to find appropriate expression for one’s thoughts
