voc unit 6 Flashcards

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cryptic

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enigmatic, mysterious

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convoluted

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incomprehensible, hard to follow

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unfathomable

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impossible to comprehend

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nebulous

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vague

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esoteric

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difficult to understand

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ramble

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to wander aimlessly

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desultory

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aimless, prone to random digressions

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candor

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honesty, straightforwardness

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affect

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to behave unnaturally

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debunk

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to expose as fraudulent; obalać, demaskować

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apocryphal

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of doubtful authenticity

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candid

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honest, straightforward

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prevaricate

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to lie

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verisimilitude

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quality of appearing to be true

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outspoken

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candid in speech

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fraudulent

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deceitful

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facade

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a false front

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mirth

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merriment; laughter

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witticism

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a clever or funny remark

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malapropism

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misuse of a word

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bard

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a skilled poet

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chastise

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to punish or criticize

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reprove

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to scold

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reprehensible

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worthy of blame or censure

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indict

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to accuse of an offense

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rebuke

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to scold, reproach, reprimand

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castigate

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to punish severely

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berate

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to punish severely, to castigate

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culprit

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one guilty of a crime

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acquit

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to clear of a charge

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reprimand

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to scold

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meticulous

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attentive to detail

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indefatigable

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untiring

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spartan

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full of self-discipline

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painstaking

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meticulous, attentive to detail

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assiduous

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hard working

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prolific

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extremely productive

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enterprising

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full of initiative and imagination

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industrious

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hard-working, diligent

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resolute

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determined

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conform

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do what one is expected to do

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iconoclast

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one who challenges tradition

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insurgent

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rebellious

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convention

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practice that comports whith norms of the society; konwencja

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insubordination

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niesubordynacja

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renegade

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an outlaw

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insurrection

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an uprising

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mutiny

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a rebellion

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servile

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overly submissive

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insolent

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rudely disrespectful

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affront

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an insult

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haughty

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overly proud

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crass

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unrefined (like myrtle wilson)

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impudent

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rudely bold, impertinent, audacious

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boorish

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barbaric, crass

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irreverence

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disrespect

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brazen

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insolent, impudent

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truculent

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cruel and aggressive, belligerent

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effrontery

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boldness, impudence; zuchwałość

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glacial

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having a cold personality, like a glacier

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rebuff

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to refuse in a rude manner, reject, snub