Vocabulary Power Plus for College and Career Readiness – Book 2 – Lesson Fifteen – Flashcards
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noxious
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harmful to the health
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connive
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to cooperate secretly in wrongdoing
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chutzpah
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nerve; audacity
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liege
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a lord, master, or sovereign
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odium
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hatred
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crass
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coarse; tasteless
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hypercritical
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overcritical; too severe in judgement
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fallacy
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a mistaken notion; a misconception
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complacent
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self-satisfied; smug
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befuddle
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to confuse; to perplex
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pandemonium
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a wild disorder, noise, or confusion
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parsimonious
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excessively thrifty; stingy
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verbose
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using more words than are needed; wordy
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laudable
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worthy of praise; commendable
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indiscreet
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not wise or judicious; imprudent, as in speech or action
