Vocabulary Seventeen Flashcards

1
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appropriate

A

to take (for oneself)

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2
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bearish

A

rough; tending to depress stock prices

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3
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bullish

A

obstinate; tending to cause a rise in stock prices

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4
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prehensile

A

adapted for seizing

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5
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interlocutor

A

questioner

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6
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culpable

A

deserving blame

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7
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perspicacious

A

having insight

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8
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euphemism

A

an agreeable or inoffensive expression which is substituted for one which may be offensive

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9
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euphuism

A

flowery expression

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10
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Philistine

A

uncultured

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11
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cupidity

A

greed, avarice

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12
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anomaly

A

irregularity; inconsistency

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13
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mendacious

A

lying

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14
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moribund

A

approaching death, in the state of dying

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15
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flaccid

A

flabby

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16
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lugubrious

A

mournful, sad

17
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ancillary

A

subordinate, auxiliary

18
Q

temerity

A

boldness, rashness

19
Q

recalcitrant

A

disobedient; resisting authority

20
Q

contrition

A

regret for wrongdoing