Word List 12 A-I Flashcards

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acumen

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cleverness, intelligence

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2
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artsy-craftsy

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seemingly sophisticated but actually tasteless

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3
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auditor

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one who examines financial and tax records

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4
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bog

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swamp, wet and mushy land

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bombast

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pretentious speech or writing

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brood

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  1. to grieve over
  2. to hatch an egg
  3. offspring for during one hatching
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7
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cartographer

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one who creates maps

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coffer

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box in which money and valuables are kept

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9
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corollary

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a logical result or conclusion

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10
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deferment

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delay, postpone

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derelict

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  1. abandoned, negligent

2. a wandering social misfit

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12
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doctrinaire

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stubbornly following an impractical theory

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13
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exorbitant

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excessive, wasteful

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firebrand

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  1. a burning piece of wood

2. one who creates conflict

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foot

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  1. to pay

2. to walk

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gourmand

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a person who loves food too much

17
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grump

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to complain, to criticize

18
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heckler

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one who harasses a speaker

19
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herald

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  1. someone who announces important news

2. to announce

20
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hub

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center of a wheel

21
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humdrum

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boring

22
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inscrutability

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difficulty in understanding