TKAM Cocab 3 Flashcards

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Auspicious

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showing or suggesting that future success is likely

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2
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complacency

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a feeling of being satisfied with how things are and not wanting to try make them better, a complacent feeling or condition

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3
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elucidate

A

to make clear or easy to understand

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4
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guilessess

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very innocent

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5
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ingenuity

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skill or cleverness that allows someone to solve problems

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oblique

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not directly

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7
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placid

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not easily upset or excited

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8
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recluse

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marked by withdrawal from society

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9
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succinct

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using few words to state or express and idea

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10
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begrudge

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to think that someone does not deserve something

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dictum

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a statement or well known remark that expresses an important idea

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12
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hone

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to make more acute, intense, or effective

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13
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innate

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existing from the time a person or animal is born

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14
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ominous

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suggesting that something bad is going to happen in the future

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15
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predilection

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a natural liking for something

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16
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serene

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calm and peaceful

17
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taciturn

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tending to be quiet; not speaking frequently

18
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showing or suggesting that future success is likely

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Auspicious

19
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a feeling of being satisfied with how things are and not wanting to try make them better, a complacent feeling or condition

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complacency

20
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to make clear or easy to understand

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elucidate

21
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very innocent

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guilessess

22
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skill or cleverness that allows someone to solve problems

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ingenuity

23
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not directly

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oblique

24
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not easily upset or excited

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placid

25
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marked by withdrawal from society

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recluse

26
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using few words to state or express and idea

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succinct

27
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to think that someone does not deserve something

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begrudge

28
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a statement or well known remark that expresses an important idea

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dictum

29
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to make more acute, intense, or effective

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hone

30
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existing from the time a person or animal is born

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innate

31
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suggesting that something bad is going to happen in the future

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ominous

32
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a natural liking for something

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predilection

33
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calm and peaceful

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serene

34
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tending to be quiet; not speaking frequently

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taciturn