Lesson 3 Flashcards

(36 cards)

1
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Abstruse

A

Hard to understand

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2
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Objective

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Unbiased, without feeling

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3
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Accessible

A

Easy to deal with or to speak

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4
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Acclaim

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Praise

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5
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Coalesce

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To unite into a whole

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6
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Usurp

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To seize, to grab

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7
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Vigor

A

Energy

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8
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Scrupulous

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Honorable

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9
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Trite

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Dull, boring

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10
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Transient

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Temporary

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11
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Tranquility

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Quiet, peaceful

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12
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Scanty

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Insufficient

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13
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Vilify

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To humiliate

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14
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Deplore

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To criticize, to find fault

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15
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Gratuitous

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Free, not costing anything

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16
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Saturate

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To soak, to drench

17
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Fervor

18
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Fastidious

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Hard to please

19
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Recluse

A

Person who lives away from others

20
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Feasible

21
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Recount

22
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Censorious

A

Reprimanding, blaming

23
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Censure

A

To criticize harshly

24
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Gullible

25
Elusive
Evasive, passing
26
Gregarious
Outgoing
27
Capricious
Hard to please
28
Braggart
Arrogant boaster
29
Eloquence
Art of speaking/writing in a convincing way
30
Coercion
To pressure someone
31
Delineate
To portray, to show
32
Denounce
To criticize, to blame
33
Rebuttal
Disprove, counter argument
34
Embelish
To exaggerate
35
Brevity
Shortness of breath
36
Buttress
To support