Week 5 Flashcards by Adrienne Ellett | Brainscape

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Stringent

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Adj; strict (not people, things)

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Surmise

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Verb; believe with evidence

Noun; idea without definite proof

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Ascribe

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Verb; to attribute to someone

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Circuitous

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Adj; not direct (literally or metaphorically)

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Commiserate

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Verb; to sympathize with

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Cynical

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Contemptuously distrustful of human nature

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Gibe

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Make insulting remarks (humorously)

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