S451-475 Flashcards
1
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Glib
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(adj) easy and fluent in conversation or writing, often suggesting insincerity or deceitfulness
2
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Subtle
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(adj) not immediately obvious; hard to understand
3
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Scurry
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(v) to move with light running steps
4
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Rabble
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(n) a noisy crowd; the lowest, coarsest class of people
5
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Tenuous
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(adj) weak; thin
6
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Glutton
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(n) one who eats too much
7
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Fenetic
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(adj) widely excited or active
8
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Forthright
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(adj) direct and without evasion; honest
9
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Nominal
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(adj) appearing in name only; negligible or of low amount
10
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Savant
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()n) a well-educated person; a scholar
11
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Coerce
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(v) to force by threat or intimidation
12
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Prescient
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(adj) knowing things before they occur
13
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Concise
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(adj) brief and to the point
14
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Opaque
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(adj) not letting in light; unintelligible
15
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Excise
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(v) to remove by or as if by cutting
