Vocab 15 Flashcards

1
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Confound

A

To cause surprise or confusion

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2
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Curate (noun and verb)

A

To carefully select and present

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3
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Ethereal

A

Extremely delicate and light

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4
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Gambol

A

To run or jump in a lively way

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5
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Mutability

A

The quality of being changeable

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6
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Nascent

A

Coming or having recently come into existence

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7
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Nonplused

A

Unsure about what to say, think, or do

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8
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Pedantic

A

Being overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning

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9
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Quail (verb)

A

To draw back in fear or pain

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10
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Rhetorical

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Expressed in terms intended to persuade or impress

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