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Vocab 21-24 Flashcards

1
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Aggregate

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Sum total; whole amount

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Archipelago

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A group of islands

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Boon

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Favorable, a blessing, a benefit

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Buffoon

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A clown; a silly or stupid person

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Chicanery

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Unethical methods; trickery

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Contaminant

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Something that causes impurity; something that defiles or pollutes

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Corrugated

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Bent into folds

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Deleterious

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Harmful, dangerous, injurious

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Disputatious

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Inclined to fight, to argue, or to debate

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Emend

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To correct, usually by a critic

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Fetter

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To restrict by shackling or chaining

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12
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Giddy

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Dizzy

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13
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Heterogeneity

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State of being dissimilar, composition from unlike elements

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Indomitable

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Incapable of being conquered

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Irresolute

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Indecisive; unsure of how to proceed

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16
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Metaphorically

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Compared non-literally

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17
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Panacea

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Cure-all, remedy for all ills

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18
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Peruse

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To read or examine

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Prodigy

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One with exceptional talents or powers; an extraordinary accomplishment

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20
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Rebuff

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To snub or to refuse bluntly

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21
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Resilient

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Ability to return to a former state

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Scapegoat

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One who takes the blame for others

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Spurious

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False or deceitful

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Tractable

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Capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled; obedient

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Vivacious

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Full of life, very animated

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Approbation

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Official approval, praise, commendation

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Assent

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To agree or to concur; to give in, to yield; agreement

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Boorish

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Rude or insensitive; Ill-mannered

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29
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Circumlocution

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Talking around a subject

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30
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Copious

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Abundant

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Delineation

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An outline, depiction, portrayal

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Dissemble

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To disguise; to pretend

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33
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Emulate

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To try to equal or be like (usually through imitation)

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34
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Fickle

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Likely to change; capricious

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35
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Gravity

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Seriousness; importance

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36
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Homely

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Plain or unattractive in appearance

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37
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Indigence

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Poverty

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38
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Jingoist

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An extreme patriot; usually calls for a belligerent foreign policy

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39
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Migratory

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Moving from place to place; wandering, transient

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Obfuscating

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Confusing; making unclear

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41
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Proclivity

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Inclination, tendency

42
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Prostration

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A stretching out due to lacking vitality and being completely overcome

43
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Recalcitrant

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Very stubborn; refusing to obey; unruly

44
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Resolute

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Characterized by a decided purpose

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Sectarian

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A member of a sect that is a faction with extreme beliefs

46
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Stalwart

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One who supports a cause with firm partisanship

47
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Tacit

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Understood, silent, not spoken, implicit

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Transcended

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Surpassed, exceeded

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Virtuous

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Having excellent morals; righteous

50
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Whets

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Stimulates, sharpens

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Ambulatory

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Able to walk or move around

52
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Anarchy

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The absence of government; a state of lawlessness

53
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Breadth

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The width of something; comprehensive quality

54
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Cant

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Secret jargon or slang

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Circumscribed

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Restricted or limited

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Congeal

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To solidify or coagulate

57
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Demagogue

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A person or leader who appeals to passions or prejudices

58
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Dissonance

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Unrelated and harsh combinations of sound; discord

59
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Dubious

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Doubtful; not clear

60
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Engrossed

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Completely occupied or absorbed

61
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Facilitate

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To make less difficult

62
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Fledgling

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An immature or inexperienced person, a young bird that is ready to fly

63
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Gilded

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Covered with gold or a golden color; having a background of wealth

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Graphic

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Introvert

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One who turns inward and concentrates thoughts upon himself

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Jocular

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Jesting or joking

67
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Malcontent

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A person who is constantly dissatisfied and discontented

68
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Misnomer

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Mid naming, use of a wrong name

69
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Obstinate

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Unyielding regardless of reason or logic

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Prevalent

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Generally or widely accepted, current, or practiced

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Prudent

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Wise and careful about practical matters

72
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Pulverize

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To reduce into small pieces; to demolish

73
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Recapitulation

74
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Steadfastness

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Quality of being fixed with little chance of moving or changing

75
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Tactile

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Perceptible by touch; capable of being felt

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Abase

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To degrade, to humiliate

77
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Abdicate

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To renounce or give up a power

78
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Brazen

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Shameless, insolent, disrespectful

79
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Caustic

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Sarcastically biting; acrid

80
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Commiserate

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To express sympathy or pity

81
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Decorum

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Appropriate conduct; correct and proper behavior

82
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Deference

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Courteous going along with the opinions or wishes of another

83
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Drone

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Speaking in a monotonous tone; a continuous low humming sound

84
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Enunciate

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To pronounce clearly

85
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Girth

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Size or dimensions (usually the measure around a body)

86
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Grandiose

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Impressive, imposing

87
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Inception

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The beginning of something

88
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Ineffable

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Incapable of being expressed through speech or words

89
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Nebulous

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Lacking clarity of feature or sharpness of outline

90
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Neophyte

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A recent convert; beginner, novice

91
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Obtuse

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Dull of mind; insensitive, stupid

92
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Parable

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A short fictitious story that has a moral

93
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Rant

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To rave; to speak in a loud and attacking manner

94
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Reproach

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To blame for something; a disgrace

95
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Savant

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A scholar; a learned person

96
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Stultifying

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Causing to be useless; crippling; causing to appear stupid

97
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Syllabus

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A brief outline of the main points of a text or course of study

98
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Troupe

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A company or group - usually theatrical performers

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Unequivocal

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Without a doubt; clear

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Vapid

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Dull, inane, insipid

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