vocab week 6 Flashcards by sam mize | Brainscape

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abrasive- adj

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rough, coarse, harsh

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bilk-verb

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cheat, defraud

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covert-adj

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hidden, undercover

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engender-verb

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to cause

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knotty-adj

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complex; difficult to solve

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Nuance-noun

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something subtle; fine shade of meaning

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renown-noun

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fame

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tangent-noun

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going off the main subject

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nostalgic-adj

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longing; yearning for the past

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contentious-adj

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assertive, quarrelsome

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