Vocab Flashcards

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Furtive

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Sneaky, shifty, sly

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Deft

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Dexterous, nimble, skillful, clever

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Languid

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Inactive, sluggish, spiritless, weak feeble, weary, exhausted

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Supercilious

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Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy, cocky

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Effeminate

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Having traits, tastes or habits traditionally considered feminine

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Incredulous

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Skeptical, disbelieving

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Libel

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A false publication, as in writing, print, signs or pictures

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Loquacious

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Talking or tending to talk much or freely, talkative

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Saunter

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To walk with a leisurely gait, stroll

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Ascertain

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To make certain, to know for sure

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Innuendo

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An indirect or subtle reference, especially one made maliciously or indicating criticism or disapproval, insinuation

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Fractious

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Irritable, unruly, testy, petulant

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Dearth

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An inadequate supply, scarcity, lack

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Imminent

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Likely to occur at any moment, impending

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Traverse

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To pass or move over, along, or through

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Vacuous

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Without contents, empty

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Nebulous

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Hazy, vague, indistinct, confused

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Exacerbates

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To increase the severity, bitterness, violence, aggravate

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Mendacity

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The quality of being untruthful, tendency to lie

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Anomaly

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Odd, peculiar, strange condition, situation, qualit