Week 8 Flashcards

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Ungainly

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Clumsy; awkward; hard to handle

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Vacillate

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To sway unsteadily; to totter; to waver; to fluctuate

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Zealot

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A person who shows great enthusiasm for a cause

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Fortuitous

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Happening by chance

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Iconoclast

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a person who attacks cherished beliefs or established institutions

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Impartial

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Fair; just; showing no favoritism

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Incorrigible

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Too firmly fixed to be reformed or changed

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Meager

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Thin; lean; of poor quality or small amount

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Obscure

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adj. Not clear or distinct; hidden; remote; not well known

verb. To make dark, dim, or indistinct; to conceal or hide as if by covering

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Perceptive

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Discerning; observant; sensitive

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Placate

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To soothe; to pacify

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Quandary

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Condition of being doubtful or confused

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