The Critical Reading Flashcards
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Self-effacing
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Not claiming attention for oneself
1
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Audacious
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Willingness to take bold risks
2
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Catalogue
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To make a list of items
3
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Arduous
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Difficult, tiring
4
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Tenacious
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Clinging hold of something
5
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Deliberate
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Done intentionally
6
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Preemptive
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To take action to prevent something
7
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Unprecedented
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Never done or known before
8
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Unfounded
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Having no basis
9
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Unaffected
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Feeling or showing no changes
10
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Mannered
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(In literature) marked by idiosyncratic mannerisms; artificial
11
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Pretentious
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Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance
12
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Rebut
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To prove something false
13
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Explicitly
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Clearly; in detail
14
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Inexplicable
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Unexplainable
