Unit 3 Flashcards

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1
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To make indirect reference

A

Allude

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2
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To avoid or escape

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Elude

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3
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Reduce the force, effect, or value of

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Attenuate

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4
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Bad-tempered, argumentative, uncooperative

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Cantankerous

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5
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Causing harm or damage

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Deleterious

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6
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Deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources

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Eclectic

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7
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Happening by accident or chance

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Fortuitous

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8
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Not important or significant

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Inconsequential

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9
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Having, showing, or done with good judgement and sense

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Judicious

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10
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Careless, lazy

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Lackadaisical

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11
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Incongruously varied in appearance or character; disparate

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Motley

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12
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Plentiful, producing much fruit or foliage of many offspring

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Prolific

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13
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A deep relationship

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Rapport

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14
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Refuse to accept or be associated with

Deny validity of

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Repudiate

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15
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Deceit used in order to achieve one’s goal

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Subterfuge

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16
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Hardly touching a matter

Erratic

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Tangential

17
Q

A state of great trouble or suffering

A

Tribulation

18
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Lacking good manners, refinement, or grace

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Uncouth

19
Q

Filled with bitter criticism or malice

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Vitriolic

20
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A person who is obsessed with their religion, political, or other ideals

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Zealot