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26 Cards in this Set
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a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief |
Assertion |
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done consciously and intentionally |
deliberately |
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holding firmly to an opinion or a course of action |
Pertinacious |
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hinder or impede the movement or progress of smt |
Hamper |
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appearing strange or wrong within a particular situation |
Incongruous |
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(of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little |
Taciturn |
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not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily |
Reticent |
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make a serious, urgent, or heartfelt request |
Appeal |
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Necessarily |
Perforce |
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Поочередно |
Alternately |
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admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering |
Resolute |
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a noisy argument or disagreement, especially in public |
Alteraction |
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an earnest or humble request(мольба) |
Entreaty |
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To incline to one side; to tilt.(крениться) |
Heel |
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a firm decisiona |
Resolution |
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unusual and strange |
Rum |
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Plunge into, begin or attack resolutely and energetically |
Wade in |
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a loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise |
Din |
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resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering |
Steadfast |
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in accordance with the thing mentioned |
Thereunder |
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avert or delay something bad or dangerous |
Stave off |
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warm and friendly |
Cordial |
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willingness to please others by being polite and fitting in with their plans; услужливость |
Complaisance |
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gloomy |
Saturnine |
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no longer produced or used; out of date |
Obsolete |
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with an attitude or look of suspicion or disapproval |
Askance |
