week 4 Flashcards
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impasse
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(n) position from which there is no escape
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feckless
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(adj) uneffective
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indolent
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(adj) lazy
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lugubrious
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(adj) mournful and gloomy
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ribald
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(adj) vulgar in language
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adulation
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(n) excessive devotion to someone
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censure
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(n) strong expression of disapproval
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dissemble
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(v) to give a false appearance to
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dissimulation
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(n) act of disguising under a false appearance
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droll
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(adj) amusing in an odd way
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expectorate
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(v) to expel matter
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palpate
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(v) to examine by touch
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peremptory
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(adj) leaving no opportunity for denial
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pusillanimous
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(adj) lacking courage
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surfeit
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(n) excess
