vocab #3 oct 22 Flashcards

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without revealing one’s identity

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incognito

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buttery; lacking sincerity; nice for a specific reason

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unctuous

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chatty; gabby

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loquacious

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rude; ill-natured

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churlish

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temperate; abstinent person

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abstemious

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undeniably true; positive

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incontrovertible

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7
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harmful; hurtful

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deletrious

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indirect expression; evasion; indirect way of expressing something

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circumlocution

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eager for war; ready to fight; aggressive

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bellicose

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guile; trickery; shenanigans

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chicanery

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standard; perspective; set of ideas; way of looking at something

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paradigm

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12
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incompetent; irresponsible

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feckless

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tacky; rude; lacking social polish

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gauche

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14
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edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; censor

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expurgate

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sharp; shrewd; skilled

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acumen

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