week 8 tues Flashcards

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fop

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a person preoccupied with his clothes and manners

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rectify

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to set right

correct

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propound

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to consider

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scrupulous

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conscientious, exact

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keen

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having sharp edge

perspective

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5
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quaff

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to drink enthusiastically

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evince

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to give outward evidence of

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admonish

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to warn so that a fault can be corrected

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8
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augment

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to make larger

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9
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modicum

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small quantity

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10
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bombast

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pompous speech

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veneer

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an attractive, misleading outward layer

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12
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sacrosanct

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very holy

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13
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prolix

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wordy

tedious

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traverse

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to travel over

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impetus

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an impelling or originating force

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eponym

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a person who something is named after

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dreary

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depressing and boring

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androgynous

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both male and female

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optimum

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the most favorable point

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sate

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to satisfy

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stricture

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a restraint or limit

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ruse

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an action intended to deceive

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fickle

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unreliable in faith

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declaim

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to recite a poem, speech, etc

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exert

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to bring forth

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grove,

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to beg

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obfuscate

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to make difficult to understand

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discursive

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covering a wide range of subjects

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limpid

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transparent

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divulge

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to reveal

31
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philanderer

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a man who has sex

32
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remiss

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careless in, negligent about