Unit 11 Flashcards
1
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Perfidious
A
deliberately faithless
2
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illicit
A
improper, forbidden by law
3
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discrepancy
A
inconsistency, a contradiction
4
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inundate
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to flood, cover by overflowing
5
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sumptuous
A
costly, luxurious
6
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inscrutable
A
mysterious, not easily understood
7
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abeyance
A
temporary suspension of an activity
8
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primordial
A
from earliest times, original
9
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homogeneous
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of the same kind or nature
10
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pervade
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to extend all over , spread
11
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harbinger
A
to announce
12
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emanating
A
to issue from , originate
13
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demagogue
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a leader who stirs up people by appealing to their emotions
14
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prevaricated
A
to evade the truth
15
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detriment
A
damage, harm,injury