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Vocab Chapter 12 Flashcards

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Peaceable; friendly; showing goodwill

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Amicable

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Sneaky; not straightforward; tricky; shifty

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Devious

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An unpleasant sound; a harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds

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Dissonance

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To remove all traces of; to wipe out; erase; remove completely

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Efface

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Long-winded; talkative to an annoying degree

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Garrulous

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Changeless; never changing or varying

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Immutable

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Weighty; heavy, labored; massive; lacking grace

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Ponderous

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Someone earlier; a person who comes before another in time

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Predecessor

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To treat coldly; to reject bluntly; snub

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Rebuff

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Inactive; Not moving or progressing; still

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Static

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