Vocab Flashcards
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Predecessor
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Former occupant of a post
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Haughtiness
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Pride, arrogance
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Ambiguous
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Unclear or doubtful in meaning
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Eloquence
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Expressiveness; persuasive speech
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Aesthetic
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Artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful
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Diminution
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Lessening; reduction in size
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Quandary
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Dilemma
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Fastidious
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Difficult to please; squeamish
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Contentious
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Quarrelsome
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Lethargic
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Drowsy; dull
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Undermine
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Weaken; sap
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Eulogy
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Expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone’s death
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Hypothetical
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Based on assumptions or a hypothesis; supposed
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Rebuttal
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Refutation; response with contrary evidence
