Vocab List #11 & #12 Flashcards

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Astute

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Shrewd;Clever

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2
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Clandestine

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Secretive

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3
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Coup

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A brilliantly executed plan

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4
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Disingenuous

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Not straightforward;Crafty

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5
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Ruse

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A crafty tick

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6
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Statagem

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a clever trick used to deceive or outwit

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7
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Surreptitiously

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done by secretive means

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8
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Wary

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On guard

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9
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Wily

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Cunning

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10
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Ambiguous

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Open to more than one interpretation

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11
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Ambivalent

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Simultaneously having opposing feelings; uncertain

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12
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Apathetic

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Feeling or showing little emotion

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13
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Arbitrary

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Determined by impulse rather than reason

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14
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Capricious

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Impulsive and unpredictable

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15
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Equivocate

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To avoid making a definite statement

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16
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Indifferent

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Not caring one way or the other

17
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Spontaneous

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Unplanned; naturally occurring

18
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Whimsical

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Subject to erratic behavior; unpredicatable