100 Vocab Words Flashcards by Chahn Lee | Brainscape

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Abdicate

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to give up a position , right , or power

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Aberration

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Something different from usual

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Acerbic

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Bitter, Sharp in Taste or temper

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Acquiesce

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To agree; to comply quietly

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Adulterate

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To corrupt or make impure

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Aggrandize

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To make larger or greater in power

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Allegory

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Symbolic representation

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Anterior

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Preceding, previous, before

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Antipathy

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Dislike, hostility; extreme opposition

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Ardent

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Passionate, Enthusiastic, Fervent

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Ardor

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Great Emotion or Passion

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Astringent

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Harsh, severe, Stern

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Atrocious

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Monstrous, Shockingly Bad, Wicked

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Atrophy

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To waste away, wither from disuse

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Auspicious

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Having favorable prospects, positive

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Avarice

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Greed

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Banal

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Trice, overly common

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Beleaguer

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to harass, plague

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Belligerent

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Hostile, Tending to fight

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Bequeath

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To give or leave through a will; to hand down

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Beeseech

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To beg, plead, implord

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Bilk

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To cheat

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Boon

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Blessing, Something to be thankful for

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Breach

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Act of Breaking, violation

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Brusque

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Rough and abrupt in manner

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Cadence

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Rhythmic Flow of poetry, marching beat

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Cajole

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To flatter, Coax, Persuade

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Catharsis

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Purification, Cleansing

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Cavalier

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Carefree, happy

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Centripetal

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Directed or moving toward the center

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Chagrin

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Shame, embarrassment, humiliation

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Charlatan

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Quack, Fake

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Clandestine

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Secretive, Concealed for a darker purpose

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Clemency

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Merciful leniency

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Collateral

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Accompanying

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Comeliness

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Physical grace and beauty

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Congenital

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Existing since birth

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Conjecture

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Speculation, prediction

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Conjure

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To evoke a spirit or cast a spell

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Construe

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To explain or interpret

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Consummate

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Accomplished, complete, perfect

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Convoked

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To call together, summon

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Convoluted

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twisted, complicated,involved

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Copious

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Abundant, Plentiful

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Corroborate

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To confirm, verify

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Countenance

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Facial Expression; look of approval or support

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Crescendo

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Gradual increase in volume of sound

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Cuplabale

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Guilty, Responsible for wrong

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Curmudgeon

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Cranky Person

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Cursory

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Hastily done, superficial

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Daunt

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To discourage, intimidate

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Debase

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To degrade or lower in quality

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Debilitate

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To weaken, enfeeble

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Debunk

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To discredit, disprove

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Deferential

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Respectful and polite in a submissive way

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Deft

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Skillful, dexterous

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Dulged

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To submerge, overwhelm; flood

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Denigrate

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To slur or blacken someone’s reputation

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Depravity

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Sinfulness, moral corruption

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Deprecated

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To belittle, disparage

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Depreciate

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To lose value gradually

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Desecrate

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To abuse something sacred

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Despondent

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Discouraged, Dejected

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Despot

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Tyrannical ruler

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Destitute

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Very poor, Poverty-stricken

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Dexterous

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Skilled Physically or Mentally

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Diabolical

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Wicked, Fiendish

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Diatribe

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Bitter Verbal Attack

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Diminutive

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Small

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Disconcerting

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Bewildering, Perplexing, Slightly Disturbing

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Disparage

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To be little, Speak disrespectfully about

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Disseminate

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To spread far and wide

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Dissension

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Difference of Opinion

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Dissipated

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To scatter; to pursue pleasure to excess

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Duress

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Threat of Force or Intimidation; imprisonment

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Ebb

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To fade away, Recede

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Edict

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Law, Command, Official Public Order

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Effigy

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Stiffed doll; likeness of a person

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Egregious

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Conspicuously bad

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Entreat

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To plead, beg

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Ethereal

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Not earthly

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Exacerbate

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To aggravate, Intensify the bad qualities of

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Exhumed

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To remove from a grave; uncover a secret

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Exonerated

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To clear of blame

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Extricate

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To free from, disentangle

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Fastidious

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Careful with details

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Fetid

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foul-smelling, putrid

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Flaccid

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Limp, Flabby, Weak

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Forte

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Strong point , something a person does well

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Founder

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To fall helplessly, To sink

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Fracas

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Noisy Dispute

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Garner

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To gather and store

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Glower

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To glare, Stare Angrily

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Goad

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To prod or urge

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Gratis

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Free, Costing Nothing

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Harbinger

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precursor, sign of something to come

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Harrowing

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Extremely Distressing, Terrifying

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Immutable

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Unchangeable, invariable

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Impetuous

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Quick to act without thinking

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Indigent

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Very poor