New Words Flashcards
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Unwieldy
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Difficult to move (object)
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Garbled
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Like the muffling sound of a microphone..?
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Perfunctory
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Carrying out something without effort or passion
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Ineluctable
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Inescapable
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Disclosure
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Making secret information known
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Supplant
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Supersede/replace
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Hone
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Sharpen
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Rarefy
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Become less dense or solid
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Encroachment
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Intrusion in someone’s rights
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Corroborate
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Give support for
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Conviction
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Firmly held belief or opinion
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Inimical
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Tending to obstruct/harm
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Trenchant
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Vigorous or incisive in expression or style
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Timorous
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Suffering from a lack if confidence
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Canvass
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Solicit votes from