The Theory of Flight Glossary

by Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu

The Theory of Flight Glossary

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Ostensible

Outward, seeming

Repudiate

Abandon

Curtail

Trim, reduce

Tranquil

Peaceful, relaxing

Surmounted

Overcame, mastered

Ostracize

Ban, reject

Candour

Openness, frankness

Oblique

Inclined, slanted

Connivance

Plotting

Treacherous

Deceitful, disloyal

Expunge

Erase, remove

Deduce

Understand, conclude

Avidity

Zeal, hunger

Capricious

Unstable, inconstant

Recondite

Deep, difficult

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