TKAM--- Part 2 Flashcards

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tacit

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(adj.) unspoken but known to all parties

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benevolence

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(n.) disposition (tendency) to do good

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quibbling

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(v.) to evade the truth or point in question

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ensuing

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(v.) to occur after

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unfathomable

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(adj.) unbelievable

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aberrations

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(n.) deviation from a natural course **rare event

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perpetrated

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(v.) to do or commit

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auspicious

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(adj.) prosperous or fortunate

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caricatures

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(n.) a picture where the features are distorted

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fanatical

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(adj.) unreasonably enthusiastic

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ruthless

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(adj.) having no compassion; merciless

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decreed

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(v.) to appoint by law

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prerogative

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(n.) exclusive unquestionable right

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warily

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(adv.) cautiously

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escapade

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(n.) a brief moment of reckless behavior

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propensities

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(n.) a natural tendency

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undulate

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(v.) to cause to move in waves

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lineaments

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(n.) a facial contour or feature

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rectitude

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(n.) good in principles and conduct

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donned

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(v.) put on, as a garment

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obscurely

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(adv.) unclearly

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invective

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(n.) violent accusation or denunciation

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apoplectic

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(adj.) [a person] subject to a stroke of paralysis; overcome with anger or exremely indignant