voc unit 1 Flashcards

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1
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spoken or written in a clear and precise manner

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succinct

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to shorten a written text

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to abridge

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to agree

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to concur

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4
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existing at birth

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congenital

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having or indicating keen insight; acute, perspicacious

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incisive

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shrewd, keen

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astute

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7
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to lie under oath

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to perjure

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8
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using good judgment

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prudent

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9
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the science or philosophy of law

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jurisprudence

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10
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a formal accusation

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allegation

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11
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speaking in a pompous manner

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grandiloquent

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12
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expressive delivery of public speech

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elocution

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13
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talkative

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garrulous

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14
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to speak pompously

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pontificate

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15
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word for word

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verbatim

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16
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unable to be expressed in words

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ineffable

17
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off-topic

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tangential

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to promote or praise energetically

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to tout

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straying from the topic

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discursive

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harmless

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benign

21
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a praising tribute, laudation

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eulogy

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to put oneself in good favor with another, to flatter

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ingratiate

23
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a small payment in gratitude

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gratuity

24
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sweet sounding

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euphonious

25
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erratic, subject to wild changes in character

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mercurial

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capable of assuming different forms

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protean

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likely to change opinions unpredictably

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fickle

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to vary irregularly

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to fluctuate

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to change ones mind repeatedly

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to revamp

30
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ordinary, typical

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mundane

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dull, without flavor

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insipid

32
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the quality of being even-tempered

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equanimity

33
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cheerfully optimistic

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sanguine

34
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stubbornly resistant to authority

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recalcitrant

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irritable; easily angered, billious, choleric

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splenetic

36
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cowardly, dastardly

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pusillanimous

37
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feeling of weakness

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lassitude