Unit 11 Flashcards

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1
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Perfidious

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deliberately faithless

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illicit

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improper, forbidden by law

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discrepancy

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inconsistency, a contradiction

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inundate

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to flood, cover by overflowing

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sumptuous

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costly, luxurious

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6
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inscrutable

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mysterious, not easily understood

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abeyance

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temporary suspension of an activity

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primordial

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from earliest times, original

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9
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homogeneous

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of the same kind or nature

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10
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pervade

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to extend all over , spread

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11
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harbinger

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to announce

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12
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emanating

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to issue from , originate

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13
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demagogue

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a leader who stirs up people by appealing to their emotions

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14
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prevaricated

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to evade the truth

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15
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detriment

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damage, harm,injury

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16
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obnoxious

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very disagreeable

17
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chastise

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to punish, criticize severely

18
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irrevocable

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not capable of being retracted

19
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deplore

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to regret , to feel very sorry about

20
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intercede

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to act as a mediator in a dispute