Vocab Lesson 6 Flashcards

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Collate

A

To arrange into the proper order, especially documents

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Connoisseur

A

An expert in matters of culture,food, or wine

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Enigma

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A mystery; something seemingly inexplicable

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Genteel

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Polite and respectable in manner

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Officious

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Excessively eager to deliver unmasked for or unwanted help

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Fetid

A

Having a bad odor

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Jaunty

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Having a buoyant, self confident air; brisk and crisp

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Condone

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To forgive or overlook and offense

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Torpor

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A state of sluggish mental or physical activity; a state of not caring

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Enthrall

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To captive as though spell bound

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Dilettante

A

One who merely dabbles in an art or science

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Venal

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Capable of betraying trust, especially if bribed

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13
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Nuance

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A slight or subtle degree of difference

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Cult

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An organized group of people with an obsessive devotion to a person or set of principles

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Credence

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Belief or trust

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