S_021_025 Flashcards
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aloof
ALOOF AT PARTIES : at a distance; reserved or reticent
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candor
THANKS FOR YOUR CANDOR : frankness
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deterrent
DEATH SENTENCE DETERS CRIME : something that discourages
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enunciate
ENUNCIATE EVERY SYLLABLE : speak distinctly
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gullible
DON’T BE SO GULLIBLE : easily deceived
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innocuous
INNOCUOUS ERROR : harmless
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nefarious
NEFARIOUS VILLAIN : very wicked
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prodigal
PRODIGAL SON : wasteful; reckless with money
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robust
A ROBUST YOUNG MAN : vigorous; strong
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tirade
TEACHER’S LENGTHY TIRADE : extended scolding; denunciation
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altruistic
ALTRUISTIC DONATION : unselfishly concerned for others
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capricious
CAPRICIOUS STORM : fickle; incalculable
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detrimental
DETRIMENTAL TO YOUR HEALTH : harmful; damaging
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ephemeral
EPHEMERAL LIFE : short-lived; fleeting
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hackneyed
HACKNEYED PLOT : commonplace; trite
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innovation
INNOVATION IN TECHNOLOGY : change; introduction of something new
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negate
NEGATE THE ARGUMENT : cancel out; nullify; deny
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prodigious
PRODIGIOUS STRENGTH : marvelous; enormous
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ruthless
RUTHLESS MURDERER : pitiless; cruel
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torpor
TORPOR OF A HIBERNATING BEAR : lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy