Vocab I Flashcards

1
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lacking humility, indecent

A

immodest

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2
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winning, attractive, pleasing

A

engaging

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3
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above suspicion, impossible to discredit, entirely trustworthy

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unimpeachable

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4
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the works of a writer/painter taken as whole

A

oeuvre

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5
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having the skill to get what one wants, deceiving

A

cunning

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6
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being tactic and willing to do anything to achieve goals

A

devious(ness)

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7
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done in secret

A

clandestine

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8
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persuade or induce

A

to bribe

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9
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providing an advantage

A

advantageous

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10
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for this reason, therefore

A

hence

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11
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inform; supply with private/secret information

A

to tip off

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12
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to place for safekeeping/in trust (in a bank account)

A

to deposit

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13
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assume, suppose

A

to presume

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14
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first, occurring at the beginning

A

initially

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15
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fail to notice/consider

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overlook

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16
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something small but meaningful

A

technicality

17
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search for sth in a hurried way to find/steal sth

A

to rifle (through)

18
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to think/suppose

A

reckon