Vocabulary List 1 Flashcards
1
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Laconic
A
Using few words
2
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Assuage
A
To make something unpleasent less severe
3
Q
Erudite
A
Learned, scholarly, bookish
4
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Antipathy
A
Lack of interest of emotion
5
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Euphemism
A
Use of an inoffensive word in place of a more distasteful one
6
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Abscond
A
To leave secretly, usually taking something/someone along
7
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Sagacity
A
Wisdom
8
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Ver-
A
Truth
9
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Soli/sol-
A
Only, alone
10
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Torpor
A
Mental and motor sluggishness, resulting from lack of vigor or energy