List #32 Flashcards
0
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Heterodox
A
Unorthodox
1
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Hypothecate
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Pledge as security
2
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Paterfamilias
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Male head of the family
3
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Putative
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Thought-to-be
4
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Aver
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Affirm or declare
5
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Megaton
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Force of a million tons of dynamite
6
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Sangfroid
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Cold-blooded composure
7
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Alter ego
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Second self
8
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Altercation
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Heated dispute
9
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Contravene
A
Go against
10
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Confluence
A
A flowing together
11
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Circumlocution
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Talking in circles
12
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Soliloquy
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Speech to oneself
13
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Mollify
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Make soft
14
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Gregarious
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Sociable