Section Test 4 Flashcards by Leo Zhu | Brainscape

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Suave

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charming, confident

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Glib

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insincere, shallow

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Exuberant

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lively, energetic

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Magnate

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a wealthy and influential person; monarch

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Tenure

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the holding of an office, land, or building; incumbency

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Chattel

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property or personal possession

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Recompense

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make amends, pay or reward; restitution

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Axiom

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a proposition that holds truth; principle

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Edict

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an order or command

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Requisite

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necessary, essential

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Asperation

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a harshness or unpleasantness

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Amenable

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suggestible, easily controlled; inclined

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Malleable

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easily influenced, flexible

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Indelible

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unremovable

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Fervent

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passionate intensity

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Fallacious

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false, illogical

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Aggress

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attack, assail

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Surreptitious

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kept secret; furtive

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Disingenuous

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not honest or sincere

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Adamant

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refusing to change one’s mind; obstinate

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Maestro

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a distinguished musician

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Turret

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a small tower on top of a larger tower

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Belfry

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a part of the bell tower

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Genteel

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polite, refined

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Preliminary

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an action or event done before to prepare for something

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Frugal

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sparing and saving economically

costing little

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Spendthrift

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a person who spends money carelessly

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Inhibited

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unable to relax because of self-consciousness

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Peruse

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examine or read carefully

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Premonition

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a feeling that something bad is going to happen

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Pilfer

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steal

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Hapless

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unfortunate

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Prosaic

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unimaginative, commonplace

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Tirade

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a long, angry speech

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Perjury

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the offense of being untruthful at court