TKAM vocab #2 Flashcards

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Contentious

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Argumentative; quarrelsome

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Habiliments

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Outfit; clothing

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Persevere

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To be persistent; to refuse to stop

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Succinct

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Clear and brief

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Acquiescence

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Agreement or willingness to go along with something

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Aggregation

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Collection or gathering of things together

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Encumber

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To hold back

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Elucidate

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To explain something

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Connivance

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Agreement on a secret plot

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Litigant

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Person involved in a lawsuit

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Corroborate

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To give evidence for; to back someone else’s story

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Glean

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To gather or understand little by little

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Acrimonious

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Sarcastic; bitter; nasty

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Mollify

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To calm someone; to make amends

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Volition

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The act of making a choice

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Temerity

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Fearless daring

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Feral

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Wild; menacing; savage

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Sordid

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Foul, run-down

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Pinion

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Wing of a bird

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Stolid

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Calm: dependable; showing little emotion or animation