vocab ch 14 syn/ant – Flashcards
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an INSIPID view of history
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jejune
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the OVERBLOWN rhetoric of the politician
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turgid
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ENTREAT the captain on behalf of her son
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supplicate
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a MEANDERING, complicated plot
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tortuous
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a DIDACTIC way of addressing the group
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sententious
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too NAIVE to perceive trickery
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credulous
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a MELANGE of spices
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potpourri
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was present at the product LAUNCH
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inception
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not ACQUIESCENT to that idea
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amenable
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a GUIDELINE by which to judge the entries
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criterion
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bored by the WORDY presentation (ant)
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sententious
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a SOPHISTICATED sense of humor (ant)
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jejune
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a LACK OF VARIETY in the show's acts (ant)
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potpourri
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thought the decor too PLAIN (ant)
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turgid
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too PERCEPTIVE for her own good (ant)
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credulous
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a PRECOCIOUS child is
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mature beyond her years
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an EXTRANEOUS consideration is
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superfluous
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someone who is CREDULOUS is
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naive
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an OBDURATE person is not
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compliant
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a tavern in a state of INFIRMITY looks
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dilapidated
