Week 9 Flashcards
Saturday 27Oct2018
1
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enigmatic
A
(adj) mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand
He took the money with an enigmatic smile
2
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heretical
A
(adj) unorthodox; iconoclastic; dissenting from established dogma
Heretical beliefs
3
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marginal
A
(adj) relating to or at an edge or boundary; minimal
It seems likely to make only a marginal difference
4
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recluse
A
(noun) one who avoids social contact and lives in seclusion
By 1820, he was living as a recluse and was described by friends as the most solitary of the solitary
5
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tangential
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(adj) touching only briefly upon the topic at hand; irrelevant
A tangential line
6
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temperate
A
(adj) moderate; marked by restraint and a lack of extremes
Temperate climates
