week 8 wed Flashcards
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suave
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effortlessly smooth in social situations
2
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tenure
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holding a position in office or property
3
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supplicate
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to request with great humility
4
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tendentious
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having bias
5
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felicitous
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well chosen
6
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philology
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literary study
7
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propriety
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good manners
proper behavior
8
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whet
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to sharpen
9
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prognosis
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the anticipated progress of recovery
10
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cursory
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superficially done
11
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miasma
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a poisonous atmosphere
12
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mot juste
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exactly the right word or expression
13
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unconscionable
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beyond reason
14
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welter
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a confused mass
15
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quizzical
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puzzled
16
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appall
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horrifying
17
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flounder
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to proceed with clumsiness and confusion
18
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procrustean
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showing merciless disregard for special circumstances
19
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cacophony
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discordant sound
20
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transient
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passing with time
21
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carp
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to complain
22
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brandish
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to shake or wave as a threat
23
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ample
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enough
24
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denigrate
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to disgrace a reputation
25
coherent
logically consistent
26
misogyny
hatred of women
27
disingenuous
not straightforward
28
blatant
obviously offensive
29
flux
flow
| a continuous change
30
dais
raised platform
31
frivolous
of little importance
32
galvanize
to rouse, stir
33
mendacious
lying
34
averse
opposed
35
chastise
to punish by beating
36
impassive
no emotion
37
oligarchy
government where a few people have power
38
prudent
marked by careful planning
39
incapacitate
to make unable to function
40
prevail
to triumph over
41
carnage
massacre
42
cogent
appealing forcibly to the mind
| convincing
