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Red Reading 11 Flashcards

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intricate

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highly involved or intricate

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nonchalant

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marked by blithe unconcern

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arbitrary

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based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice

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degenerative

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of illness

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denigrating

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charge falsely or with malicious intent

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scoff

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showing your contempt by derision

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denigrate

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charge falsely or with malicious intent

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coalesce

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mix together different elements

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avert

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prevent the occurrence of

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incivility

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deliberate discourtesy

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11
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veracity

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unwillingness to tell lies

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12
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desolate

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devastate or ravage

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13
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petulant

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easily irritated or annoyed

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14
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seditious

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in opposition to a civil authority or government

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vindictive

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showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt

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fastidious

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giving and careful attention to detail

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17
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inoculation

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the act of protecting against disease by introducing a vaccine into the body to induce immunity

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quelled

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suppress or crush completely

19
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audacious

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disposed to venture or take risks

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deleterious

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harmful to living things

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dithered

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an excited state of agitation

22
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brazenness

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solder together by using hard solder with a high melting point

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laxity

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the quality of being lax and neglectful

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vacillated

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be undecided about something

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capriciousness

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determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason

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obstinacy

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resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires

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exaltation

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praise, glorify, or honor

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perspicacity

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the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions

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unorthodox

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breaking with convention or tradition

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exoneration

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pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

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certitude

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total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant

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furtiveness

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secret and sly or sordid

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derision

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the act of deriding or treating with contempt

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uncongenial

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not suitable to your tastes or needs

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salubrious

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promoting health

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enmesh

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entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh

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acquit

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pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

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sporadic

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recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances

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profligate

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recklessly wasteful

40
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mellifluous

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pleasing to the ear

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demureness

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take exception to

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smugness

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marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction

43
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dupes

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a person who is tricked or swindled, a person who is tricked or swindled

44
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acquisition

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an ability that has been acquired by training

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