Vocab 426-450 Flashcards
1
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concise
A
expressing much in few words
2
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astute
A
clever, showing keen understanding
3
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embezzle
A
to steal money entrusted to one’s care
4
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garble
A
to confuse; jumble; distort
5
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boundless
A
vast; unlimited
6
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ruthless
A
without pity, cruel, merciless
7
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compromise
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to put in danger, to weaken
8
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rational
A
reasonable
9
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eradicate
A
to remove or destroy completely
10
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arbitrary
A
based not on a rule but on luck or whim
11
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impoverished
A
poor
12
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alien
A
foreign, unfamiliar, strange
13
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somber
A
gloomy
14
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glutton
A
a person who eats and drinks excessively
15
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submissive
A
humbly obedient, giving in easily
