Vocab List #11 Flashcards
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Tendentious
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(Adj) expressing a particular cause or point of view, especially a controversial one
2
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Distend
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(V) to expand by stretching
3
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Tension
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(N) the act of stretching
4
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Contentious
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(Adj) causing or likely to cause an argument
5
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Tentative
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(Adj) not certain or fixed
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Attenuate
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(V) reduce the force, effect, or value of
7
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Extenuating
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(V) make guilt or an offense seem less serious or more forgivable
8
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Tenuous
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(Adj) very weak or slight
