Vocab #17 Flashcards

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Astute

A

bright, keenly intelligent

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Beseech

A

to implore, to beg or request urgently

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3
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capitulate

A

To yield

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4
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Deprecating

A

to lower the value; to express disapproval

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5
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Glean

A

to gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers

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6
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Obfuscate

A

to make less clear

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7
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Primeval

A

of earliest times

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8
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salubrious

A

healthy, beneficial

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9
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Solicitous

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extremely concerned about another; taking special care of another

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10
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Pathos

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quality that evokes pity or sadness.

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