Word List 5-5-6 Flashcards

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1
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hostility; strong opposition

A

antagonism

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2
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trickster who claims knowledge he doesn’t have

A

charlatan

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3
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dam; embankment

A

dike

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4
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obsessive; fixate

A

fanatical

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5
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  1. neutral

2. not oustanding

A

indifferent

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6
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person who deliberately tries to avoid work

A

malingerer

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7
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a perfect example

A

paragon

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8
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delay; put off

A

procrastinate

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9
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guard; sentry

A

sentinel

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10
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not deliberate

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unwitting

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11
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something which does not fit in a pattern; irregularity

A

anomaly

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12
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certainty

A

certitude

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13
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wander off the subject

A

digress

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14
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hesitate; waver

A

falter

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15
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cannot be wiped out

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indelible

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16
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deliberately avoid work; shirk

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malinger

17
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apparently contradictory statement

A

paradox

18
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tendency towards

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proclivity

19
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appealing to the senses

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sensuous

20
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unharmed; intact; without a scratch

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unscathed