Vocabulary Lesson 5 Flashcards

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1
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Circumvent

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To Avoid

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Propensity

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An Inclination

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3
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Temerity

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Excessive Confidence

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4
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Litigations

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Legal Action

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5
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Hiatus

A

A Break

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6
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Reticent

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Reserved, Introverted

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7
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Vindicated

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Clear of Blame, Acquit

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8
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Fomented

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Instigate, Provoke

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9
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Recanted

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Renounce, Take Back

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10
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Auspices

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Patronage

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11
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Retaliate

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Fight Back

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12
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Contingency

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Possible Future Circumstance

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13
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Impassive

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Expressionless

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14
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Fervidly

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Expression

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15
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Sedentary

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Settled, Not Moving

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16
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Solicitous

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Concerned

17
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Repudiated

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To Refuse

18
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Clandestine

A

Secret

19
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Mollify

A

To Calm or Soothe

20
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Vestige

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A Trace, A Mark