Section 7&8 Flashcards

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Blithe

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Free spirited

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Abstemious

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Self- denying

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Crepuscular

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Active at dawn and dusk

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Enunciation

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Clear pronunciation

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Headstrong

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Stubborn, willful

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Lackluster

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Dull

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Objective

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Unbiased, not subjective

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Pliable

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Flexible, not stubborn

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Rescind

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Retract, repeal

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Temper

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To moderate, soften

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Abstruse

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Difficult to understand

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Blunderbuss

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  1. Ancient weapon

2. Clumsy person

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Cringe

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Recoil

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Envenom

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To cause bitterness and bad feeling

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Hedonism

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Self indulgence, please seeking

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Laconic

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Using few words, brief, to the point

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Oblique

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Indirect, slanting

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Plumage

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Feathers of a bird

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Resignation

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Acceptance of Fate

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Tenacious

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Stubborn, resolute, holding firm to a person