Why am I so clever Part 2 Flashcards

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confer

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to consult together; compare opinions; carry on a discussion or deliberation.

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folly

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the state or quality of being foolish; lack of understanding or sense.

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squander

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to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away).

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inquiry

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a seeking or request for truth, information, or knowledge.

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indelicate

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offensive to a sense of generally accepted propriety, modesty, or decency; improper, unrefined, or coarse:

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vanity

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excessive pride in one’s appearance, qualities, abilities, achievements, etc.; character or quality of being vain; conceit:

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infinitesimal

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indefinitely or exceedingly small; minute:

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sluggishness

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indisposed to action or exertion; lacking in energy; lazy; indolent:

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elucidate

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to make lucid or clear; throw light upon; explain:

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saunter

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to walk with a leisurely gait; stroll:

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vicinity

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the area or region near or about a place; surrounding district; neighborhood:

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proximity

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nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, or relation.

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perspicuity

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clearness or lucidity, as of a statement.

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cordially

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sincere; heartfelt:

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relinquish

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to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.):

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retrogress

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to go backward into an earlier and usually worse condition:

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trundle

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to cause (a circular object) to roll along; roll.

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inimical

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adverse in tendency or effect; unfavorable; harmful:

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perfunctorily

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performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial:

20
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posthumously

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arising, occurring, or continuing after one’s death:

21
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solemn

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grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood:

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vice

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an immoral or evil habit or practice.

23
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enticement

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to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:

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coarse

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composed of relatively large parts or particles:

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conceit

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an excessively favorable opinion of one’s own ability, importance, wit, etc.

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leisurely

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acting, proceeding, or done without haste; unhurried; deliberate:

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deliberate

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carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional:

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gait

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a manner of walking, stepping, or running.

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mirth

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gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter:

30
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inveigle

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to acquire, win, or obtain by beguiling talk or methods

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beguile

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to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude.