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Flashcards in Summit 9 Deck (17)
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1
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abstruse

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extremely difficult to understand

2
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affront

A

an open or intentional insult

a slight

to insult to one’s face

confront

3
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canard

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a false rumour

fabricated story

4
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captious

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excessively ready to find fault

given to petty criticism

intended to trap, confuse or show up

5
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cognizant

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aware, knowledgeable, informed, having jurisdiction

6
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contrite

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regretful fro some misdeed or sin

plagued by a sense of guilt

thoroughly penitent

7
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cynosure

A

the centre of attraction, attention or interest

something that serves to guide or direct

8
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decorous

A

well behaved

dignified

socially proper

9
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deign

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to think it appropriate or suitable to one’s dignity to do sth

to condescend

10
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desiccated

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thoroughly dried out

divested of spirit or vitality

arid and uninteresting

11
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efficacy

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power to produce a desired result

12
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ethereal

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light, airy, delicate

highly refined

suggesting what is heavenly

13
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ghoulish

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revolting in an unnatural or morbid way

suggestive of someone who robs graves or otherwise preys on the dead

14
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incongruous

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not in keeping

unsuitable

incompatible

15
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machination

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a crafty, scheming or underhanded action designed to accomplish some (usually evil) end

16
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opprobium

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disgrace arising from shameful conduct

contempt

reproach

17
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putative

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generally regarded as such

reputed

hypothesised

inferred