Vocabulary Flashcard 1

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to expedite payment

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dispatch (send) quickly

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to traduce a friend

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malign (say bad things about)

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a tenuous argument

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unsubstantial (flimsy)

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an embarrassing contretemps

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mishap

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an inanimate object

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lifeless

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to expedite

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to make an action happen sooner or more quickly

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to traduce

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to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander

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tenuous

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very weak or slight; insubstantial

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contretemps

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an unfortunate or embarrassing occurrence; a mishap

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inanimate

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not alive; lacking the qualities of life