Vocab 4 Flashcards
1
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jettison
A
abandon or discard something
2
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guile
A
sly or cunning
3
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expeditious
A
done with speed and efficiency
4
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evanescent
A
ephemeral, transient, disappearing
5
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effervesce
A
vivacious, ebullient, enthusiastic
6
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pretext
A
an excuse or a reason to do something
7
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distend
A
make something swell from the inside
8
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discrepancy
A
lack of compatibility or similarity between two things
9
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corrugated
A
shaped with ridges and grooves (like cardboard)
10
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convivial
A
genial, friendly, amiable, gregarious
11
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congeal
A
solidify by cooling
12
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confide
A
tell someone a secret while trusting them not to tell
13
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cohere
A
to form a whole
14
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vindictive
A
seeking revenge
15
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usurp
A
to seize and take control
16
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suave
A
urbane, sophisticated, polite
17
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unassuming
A
not arrogant, modest
18
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torpor
A
inactivity
19
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terse
A
expressed in few words; laconic, pithy
20
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adage
A
a proverb or maxim
