Vocab 9 Nov 2024

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audacity

daring; boldness; impudence

<p>daring; boldness; impudence</p>
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civility

good manners; politeness

<p>good manners; politeness</p>
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duplicity

double-dealing; deceitfulness

<p>double-dealing; deceitfulness</p>
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expediency

something that has immediate advantages

<p>something that has immediate advantages</p>
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fallacy

a false or misleading idea; a deceptive or unsound argument

<p>a false or misleading idea; a deceptive or unsound argument</p>
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magnanimity

a nobleness of spirit which disdains petty resentment and revenge

<p>a nobleness of spirit which disdains petty resentment and revenge</p>
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profundity

depth of intellect or emotion

<p>depth of intellect or emotion</p>
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propensity

a natural inclination or tendency

<p>a natural inclination or tendency</p>
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aperture

any opening in a solid surface

<p>any opening in a solid surface</p>
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ardor

great warmth of emotion or desire

<p>great warmth of emotion or desire</p>
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artifice

skilled trickery, cleverness

<p>skilled trickery, cleverness</p>
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candor

openness of mind; impartiality; frankness of expression; straightforwardness

<p>openness of mind; impartiality; frankness of expression; straightforwardness</p>
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culmination

the end or resolution of something; the climax

<p>the end or resolution of something; the climax</p>
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deference

courtesy; respect; complying to the opinions or desires of others

<p>courtesy; respect; complying to the opinions or desires of others</p>
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effrontery

presumptuous, brash behavior, often insulting

<p>presumptuous, brash behavior, often insulting</p>
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façade

the face or front of anything; especially, a deceptive false front

<p>the face or front of anything; especially, a deceptive false front</p>
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incumbency

the holding of an office and the administering of its duties; also, the term of an office

<p>the holding of an office and the administering of its duties; also, the term of an office</p>
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premise

an assumption from which a conclusion is gathered

<p>an assumption from which a conclusion is gathered</p>
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subsidy

government funds given to support a business thought to be in the public interest; financial aid given by one party to another

<p>government funds given to support a business thought to be in the public interest; financial aid given by one party to another</p>
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volition

decision; an act of conscious choice

<p>decision; an act of conscious choice</p>