Part 17 Flashcards

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1
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Perpetrate

A

Commit

-Verb

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Consummate

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Complete, of the highest degree

-Adjective

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3
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Subterfuge

A

Ruse, trick

-Noun

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4
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Concoct

A

Devise

-Verb

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5
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Fallacious

A

Misleading

-Adjective

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6
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To draw ones horns

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To check ones anger, to restrain oneself

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7
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Manifold

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Complex, many

-Adjective

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Assiduous

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Devoted, attentive

-Adjective

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9
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Impeccable

A

Faultless

-Adjective

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Fraught

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Filled

-Adjective

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11
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Resourcesful

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Able to meet any situation

-Adjective

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12
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To put the cart before the horse

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To reverse the proper order, do things backwards

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13
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Murky

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Dark, obscure

-Adjective

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14
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Component

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Element

-Noun

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15
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Hoax

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Deception

-Noun

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16
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Labyrinth

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Arrangement of winding passages

-Noun

17
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Evaluate

A

Appraise, find the value of

-verb

18
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To turn the tables

A

To turn a situation to ones own advantage

19
Q

Exult

A

Rejoice greatly

-Verb

20
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Attest

A

To certify

-Verb

21
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Gullible

A

Easily cheated or fooled

-Adjective

22
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Deploy

A

To position forces according to a plan

-Verb

23
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Enigma

A

Riddle

-Noun

24
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A chip off the old block

A

A son who is like his father