Unit 6 - (Abortive - Waggish) Flashcards
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Bruit
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To Spread a News, or Reports.
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Abortive
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Failing to Accomplish, Imperfectly Developed.
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Contumelious
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Rude in Speech or Behavior, Humiliating.
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Dictum
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A Short Saying
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Ensconce
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To Settle Comfortable & Firmly In Position
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Iconoclastic
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Attacking or Seeking to Overthrow.
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In Medias Res
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Into the Middle of the Plot
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Internecine
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Mutually Destructive
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Maladroit
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Lacking Skill, Lack.
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Maudlin
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Excessively Sentimental.
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Modulate
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To Regulate or Adjust.
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Portentous
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Foreshadowing an Event to Come.
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Prescience
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Knowledge of Actions Before They Occur, Foresight.
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Quid Pro Quo
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Something Given and Something Received.
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Salubrious
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Healthy, Well-Being.
