Vocab 8 Flashcards

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sanctimonious

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being morally superior to others

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scurrilous

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spreading dispparaging claims about someone, slanderous

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sanguine

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optimistic

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solictious

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attentive to

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spurious

A

statement that appears to be truthful but is false

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staid

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sedate, respectable

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stolid

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calm and dependable

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supercilious

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haughty

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supposition

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assumption without proof

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surfeit

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excessive amount

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surreptitious

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keep secret

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tenable

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reasonable, maintanable

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13
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torpid

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lethargic, inactive

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trenchant

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vigorous in expression, sharp

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trounce

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defeat heavily

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truculent

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eager to argue or fight

17
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turpitude

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depravity, wickedness

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ubiquitous

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present everywhere

19
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umbrage

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offense (ex: to take umbrage (offense) at)

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undulate

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move in a wave like pattern

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upbraid

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scold or find fault with

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upshot

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the outcome or result of an action

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usury

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unethical money lending

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veracity

A

truth or accuracy

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vestige

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trace or remnant of something gone