Vocab #11 Flashcards

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affable

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adjective: likeable; easy to talk to

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amiable

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adjective: friendly

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telltale

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adjective: revealing

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replete

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adjective: completely stocked or furnished with something

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advocate (verb)

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verb: speak, plead, or argue in favor of

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advocate (noun)

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noun: a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

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banish

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verb: expel from a community, residence, or location; drive away

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brusquely

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adverb: in a blunt, direct manner

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complementary

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adjective: enhancing each other’s qualities (for two things or more)

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convoluted

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adjective: highly complex or intricate

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credence

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noun: belief in something

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debunk

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verb: expose as false ideas and claims especially while ridiculing

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deliberate

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verb: think about carefully; weigh the pros and cons of an issue

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deride

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verb: treat or speak of with contempt

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