Rouge Wave Flashcards

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Placid

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(adj.): pleasantly calm; peaceful; tranquil

EX: The island was a very placid place.

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Diligent

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(adj.): having or showing care and conscientiousness in one’s work or duties.
Synonyms: industrious, hard-working, conscientious, meticulous, painstaking

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Rouge

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(n.): a person who is dishonest or immoral; having an abnormally savage or unpredictable disposition

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Maneuver

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(v.): to move skillfully

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Inevitable

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(adj.): impossible to avoid; sure to happen

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Tentative

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(adj.): uncertain; not definite or positive; hesitant; experimental

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Vague

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(adj.): not clearly expressed or understood; indistinct

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Fruitless

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(adj.): not bearing fruit; useless; unsuccessful

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Compelling

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(adj.): having a powerful or irresistible effect; overpowering and cannot be ignored ( as in a compelling reason)

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Derelict

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(adj.): a vessel abandoned in open water by its crew without any hope or intention of returning; anything or anyone that is neglected and abandoned

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