mc 9 Flashcards

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tenuous

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lacking a sound basis, as reasoning; unsubstantiated

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kinsmen

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a person of the same nationality or ethnic group.

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reverence

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a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration

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inherent

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existing in someone or something as a permanent and inseparable element, quality, or attribute

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barren

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not producing or incapable of producing offspring; sterile

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elegiac

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expressing sorrow or lamentation

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apathetic

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having or showing little or no emotion

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despair

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loss of hope; hopelessness

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brusque

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abrupt in manner; blunt; rough

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