week 11 Flashcards by Lydia legler | Brainscape

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febrile

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(adj) feverish

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fatuous

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(adj) foolish

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furtive

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(adj) secretly

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incredulous

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(adj) skeptical

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interminable

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(adj) unending

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obliquely

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(adj) in a slanting manner

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pernicious

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(adj) hurtful

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sardonic

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(adj) cynical

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ultimatum

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(n) a final uncompromising demand

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writhe

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(v) to twist the body about

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astute

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(adj) clever

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beseech

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(v) to implore urgently

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capitulate

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(v) to surrender unconditionally

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deprecating

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(v) expressing disapproval of

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glean

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(v) to gather slowly

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