Misleading Words (Parts 1 & 2) Flashcards
1
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Sedulous
A
Hardworking and attentive.
2
Q
Restive
A
Restless, agitated.
3
Q
Peruse
A
To read carefully.
4
Q
Punctilious
A
Extremely careful about details, to the point of being fussy.
5
Q
Equivocate
A
To be intentionally vague and misleading.
6
Q
Predicament
A
A difficult situation that isn’t easy to escape.
7
Q
Prepossessing
A
Attractive and charming.
8
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Gratuitous
A
Unwarranted or uncalled for, given the situation.
9
Q
Intemperate
A
Given to excess, typically with regard to drinking alcohol.
10
Q
Burnish
A
To make shiny.
11
Q
Quiescent
A
Describing a state or period of inactivity.
12
Q
Redress
A
To make right or correct some wrongdoing..
13
Q
Remiss
A
Negligent, derelict, lackadaisical, or neglectful.
14
Q
Preeminent
A
The best of its kind.
15
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Mannerism
A
A way of speaking or behaving that is specific to an individual.
