Vocab 5&6 Flashcards

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Extol verb

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To praise highly

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Brusque adj

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Very short and abrupt in manner

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Circumspect adj

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Considering all circumstances and consequences

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4
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Tactful adj

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Skillful and acting to avoid offense to others

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5
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Rancorous adj

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Bitter hateful

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6
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Perfidious adj

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Faithless, disloyal, and untrustworthy

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7
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Fortuitous adj

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Happening by luck

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Didactic adj

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Intended to teach

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9
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Censure verb

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To criticize harshly

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10
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Surmise verb

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To infer to guess

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11
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Querulous adj

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Complaining, irritable

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12
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Nebulous adj

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Vague

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13
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Superfluous adj

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Extra, more than enough, redundant

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14
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Conundrum noun

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A complex and difficult problem

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15
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Debauchery noun

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A moral corruption

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16
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Flagrant adj

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Obviously offensive or reprehensible

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Prodigal adj

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Lavish; wasteful

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Sagacity noun

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Wisdom

19
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Amicable adjective

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Friendly agreeable

20
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Chagrin noun

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Feeling a mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or Disconcerting event