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Quarter 3_5 2020 Flashcards

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vacillation

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indecision

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fount

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fountain

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beckon sb to

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gently lead … to …

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negligent

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failing to take proper care in doing sth

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strenuous

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laborious

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epitome

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a perfect example

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slapstick

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a comedy based on deliberately clumsy actions and humorously embarrassing events

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hone

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sharpen

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zinger

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a striking or amusing remark

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bland

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lacking strong features or characteristics and therefore uninteresting

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beige

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a pale sandy yellowish/brown color

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Shtick

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a gimmick, comic routine, style of performance, etc associated with a particular person

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doze off

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fall asleep (usually sitting there)

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copulation

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intercourse

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epthet

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nickname

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vehemently

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in a forceful, passionate or intense manner; with a strong feeling

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Sham

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Fake

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Peddler

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Dealer

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Venal

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susceptible to bribery

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Squander

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waste in a reckless manner

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lofty

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high in the air

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expound

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present in detail

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camouflage

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the patter of the army’s clothing

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Anecdote

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a short story

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Condescension

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an attitude of patronizing superioity; disdainment

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Rueful

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excitingpityorsympathy

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Grandiose

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Show extravagantly large

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estranged

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(of a person) no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienated.

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Clandestine

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Secret, concealed, hidden

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Salient

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Most noticeable and important; First and foremost

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