Unit 7 Vocabulary Flashcards

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Gibberish

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Nonsense, unintelligible speech

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2
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Inimical

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Unfriendly, hostile, injurious

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3
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Nexus

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A link, tie, or bond

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4
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Coeval

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Of the same time period

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5
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Dilatory

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Tending to delay or procrastinate

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6
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Convoluted

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Complicated, intricate

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7
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Entreat

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To earnestly request or petition

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8
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Anecdote

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A short account of an incident

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9
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Incumbent

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Obligatory, necessary

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10
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Churlish

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Boorish or vulgar

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11
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Promulgate

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To announce, to make known

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12
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Staid

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Showing dignity and often strait-laced propriety

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13
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Livid

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Extremely angry

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14
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Lurid

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Shocking, explicit

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15
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Cogent

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Convincing, reasonable

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