Set 28 Flashcards

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1
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quibble

A

a slight criticism about a trivial matter

adverse comment

nitpicking

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gauche

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lacking ease or grace

unsophisticated and socially awkward

inelegant

ungainly

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willy

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skilled at gaining an advantage especially deceitfully

clever, shrewd, crafty

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sophistry

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the use of fallacious arguments, especially with the intention of deceiving;

specious arguments

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agitated

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feeling or appearing troubled or nervous

perturbed, flustered, unnerved, ruffled, rattled

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quarantined

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isolated

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coy

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reluctant to give details, especially about something regarded as sensitive

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hysterical

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deriving from or affected by uncontrolled extreme emotion

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recant

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change one’s mind

disavow, forswear

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quandary

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a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a diffcult situation

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affront

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an action or remark that causes outrage or offense

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abstract

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consider (something) theoretically or separately from something else

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burnish

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polish up; buff up

enhance or perfect

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disperse

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break up, split up, dissipate; scatter

go into different direction

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enmity

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the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something

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retiring

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shy and fond of being on one’s own

diffident

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ravage

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lay waste, devastate

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inchoate

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beginning; rudimentary

confused or incoherent

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impudent

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not showing respect for another person

brazen

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redoubtable

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(of a person) formidable, especially as an opponent;

fearsome, awe-inspiring

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shrill

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high-pitched, piercing, screeching

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deprecate

A

express disapproval of

frown on, object to

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disdain

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scorn, deride, regard with contempt

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quash

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reject or void, especially by legal procedure

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distend

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swell or cause to swell by pressure from inside

bulge, enlarge

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penchant

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liking, fondness, preference

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abeyance

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a state of suspension, state of dormancy

28
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august

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respected and impressive, distinguished, eminent

esteemed

29
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substantiate

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prove, show to be true

give substance to, support