Unit 4 Flashcards by Michael Castro

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Apocryphal

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Fictitious, legendary, mythical

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Clamor

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Hubbub, loud noise, outcry

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Contract

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To become smaller, to reduce in size

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Desultory

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Random, aimless, unfocused

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Duplicity

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Deceit, deception, dishonesty

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Equivocal

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Vague, ambiguous, oblique

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Garbled

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Distorted, mangled, jumbled

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Irascible

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Irritable, bad-tempered, petulant

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Irresolute

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Unable to decide, vacillating, unsure

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Loquacious

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Very talkative, long-winded, wordy

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Obtuse

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Dimwitted, imperceptive, thick headed

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Opaque

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Difficult to understand, not transparent, unclear

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Paucity

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A lack, insufficiency, rarity

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Recapitulate

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To sum up, summarize, review

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Rescind

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To cancel, withdraw, cancel

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Stagnant

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Inactive, motionless, dormant

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Uniform

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Unvarying, consistent, homogeneous

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Untenable

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Indefensible, unsustainable, unsound

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Vilify

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To speak evil of, malign, denigrate

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Affable

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Good-natured, pleasant, easygoing