Part 3 (words) Flashcards by C L

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Perspicuous

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Clear; easy to understand

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Perspicacious

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Keen minded

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Specious

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Seems right, but it is in fact false

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Punctilious

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Extremely meticulous in procedure

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Stoic

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Unemotional; bearing pain without complaint

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Surreptitious

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Secret

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Penurious

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Stingy

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Persiflage

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Light, teasing banter

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Bromide

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Trite statement

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Vicarious

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Secondhand; through books or movies

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Anodyne

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Statement intended to allay anxiety

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Carnal

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Lecherous; lewd; lubricious; sexual desire

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Vegetate

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Stagnate

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Cadaverous

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Corpse like

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Obstreperous

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Noisy; unmanageable

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Vacillate

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Wavering decisions

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Intimation

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Hint

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Commiseration

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Sharing of grief; sympathy

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Oscillate

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A swing; physical

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Dissemble

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Pretend; Conceal true feelings

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Cavalier

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Highhanded; lacking concern