Vocab Lesson 10 Flashcards

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Expound

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To explain in detail; to clarify

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Métier

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The work one is especially suited for; one specialty; an occupation

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Balk

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To refuse stubbornly or abruptly; to stop short and refuse to go on

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Incognito

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Disguised; pretending not to be oneself

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Acrimony

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Ill natured, bitter hostility

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Dour

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Stern and ill humored

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Harry

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To annoy or harass

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Omniscient

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Having unlimited knowledge; all knowing

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Feasible

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Reasonable; capable of being carried out

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Fiasco

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A complete ridiculous failure

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Inscrutable

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Not easily understood; hard to fathom

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Fluctuate

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To rise and fall; to vary irregularly

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13
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Lethargy

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Lack of energy; sluggishness

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14
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Exult

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To rejoice; to feel triumphant

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Cajole

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To persuade with false promises and flattery

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