Week 21 Flashcards by Erin O'Connell

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nuance

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subtle detail; subtlety

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imperceptible

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undetectable

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conjecture

A

a guess or hypothesis

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delude

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to mislead

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latent

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hidden

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dubious

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skeptical

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NR percept

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sense

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NR ject

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throw

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NR lud

A

play

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NR dubit

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doubt

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dormant

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inactive

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disabused

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to convince someone a belief is false

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inscrutable

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immune to understanding

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reticent

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quiet

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opaque

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not transparent

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euphemism

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a kind phrase that conceals darker truth

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NR dor

A

sleep

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NR scru

A

search

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NR taci/teci

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silent

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NR eu

A

good

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NR pheme

A

speech

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ostensible

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official or overt, often concealing another intent

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discreet

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careful; showing tact

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esoteric

A

obscure; technical

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circuitous

A

winding and indirect

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furtive

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hidden

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nebulous

A

hazy; undefined

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NR ten

A

hold, maintain

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NR crete

A

grow

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NR circu

A

circle

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NR nebul

A

cloud

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impenetrable

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obscure; not well known

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surreptitious

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hidden to avoid penalty

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ambiguous

A

unclear

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clandestine

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secretive

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specious

A

of questionable authority

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reputed

A

believed to be

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NR sur

A

on, under

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NR rap

A

seize

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NR ambi

A

two

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NR specie

A

real