Test 15 Flashcards
1
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thereabouts (adv)
A
near that number, quantity, degree, place or time; approximately
2
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proximate (adj)
A
nearest in time, order, etc. to something
2
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forthright (adj)
syn: frank
(n): forthrightness
A
direct and honest in manner and speech
3
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piecemeal (adj)
A
done or happening gradually at different times and often in different ways, rather than carefully planned at the beginning
3
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afoot (adj)
There are plans afoot to increase taxation.
A
being planned; happening
4
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aristocracy (n)
The shift of power from the aristocracy to the bourgeoisie.
A
(in some countries) people born in the highest social class, who have special titles
5
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crag (n)
(adj): craggy
a castle set on a crag above the village
A
a high, steep, rough mass of rock
