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September 27 Flashcards

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Antagonistic

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inimical, opposed

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Ingenuity

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clever, inventive and original

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Artifice

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things used to deceive others

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Myopic

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lacking foresight

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Equitable

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fair and impartial

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Tentative

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done without confidence/something that is not certain

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Specious

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plausible but false

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Vindicate

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clear someone of blame/suspicion

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Convergent

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come together

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Broadside

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strongly worded attack

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Panegyric

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published speech or text praising someone/something

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Prognostication

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a foretelling of an event/a prophecy

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Snide

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derogatory/rude indirect remarks

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Spartan

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indifference to comfort and luxury

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Austere

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severe or strict in manner, attitude or appearance

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Voracious

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ravenous/wants to devour a lot of food

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Insouciance

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nonchalance/indifference

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Agnosticism

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the doctrine that humans cannot know of the existence of anything beyond the phenomena of their experience

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Unstinting

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to give without restraint (unstinting in praise)

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Dissimulation

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concealing one’s thoughts and feelings, one’s character

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