Reading 8 List 12 Flashcards

1
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Amorphous

A

Having no definite or distinctive shape

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2
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Arrest

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Hold back, take into custody, to interrupt

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3
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Benefactor

A

A person who helps institutions or people with financial issues

AIG INSURANCE COMPANY

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4
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Charlatan

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A flamboyant deceiver, someone who attracts using tricks

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5
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Concur

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To be in agreement, happen simultaneously

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6
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Dilatory

A

Wasting time, stalling

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7
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Dole

A

Charitably given money or food

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8
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Endorse

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Approve of, give support or approval

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9
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Exculpate

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Free from blame, not guilty

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10
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Fatalistic

A

Fatal

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11
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Fundamental

A

Relating to basic facts

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12
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Hybrid

A

Produced by cross breeding

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13
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Iniquity

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Immoral perverse behavior

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14
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Irascible

A

Easily angered, having a quick temper

DEREK ANGER ISSUES

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15
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Limpid

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Clear, bright, easily understandable, transparent

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16
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Meticulous

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Paying close attention to details

17
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Monumental

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Bulk and solidity

18
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Naive

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Inexperienced

NOOB

19
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Obdurate

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Stubborn, doesn’t care about feelings but wrong doing

20
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Passivity

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Inactivity

21
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Phlegmatic

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Showing little emotion

22
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Prescient

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Perceiving significance of events before they occur

23
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Quixotic

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Unrealistic

24
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Rectitude

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Righteousness

25
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Resuscitate

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Cause to regain conciousness

26
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Sector

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Divide, portion

27
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Shrewd

A

Hardheaded intellegence

28
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Spartan

A

Like Spartans

29
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Stolid

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Revealing little emotion or sensitivity

30
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Tantamount

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Being essentially equal to something

31
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Transitory

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Lasting a very short time

32
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Unabashedly

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Not embarrassed

33
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Undulate

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Stir up, ripple, disturb

34
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Verbose

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Using or containing too many words

WORDY ESSAYS

35
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Volatile

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Flexible, easily adapts

36
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Wrongheaded

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Foolish, unwise

37
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Acumen

A

The ability to make good judgements