Vocab #4 Flashcards

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Bilk

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To defraud; cheat; bribe

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Aberration

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The act of departing from the right, normal course; unusual; abnormally

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Chagrin

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A feeling of vexation; shame; embarrassment; humiliation

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Despondent

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Feeling of showing profound hopelessness; distraught

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Permeable

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To pass into, penetrate

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Maudlin

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Tearfully or weakly emotional; weepy

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Noxious

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Harmful or injurious to health; dangerous; toxic

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Juxtaposition

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Placing close together side by side; compare and contrast

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Placate

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To appease, to pacify, soothe

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Obtuse

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No quick or alert; stupid

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Abnormally

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Aberration

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Cheat; to defraud

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Bilk

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A feeling of vexation; shame

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Chagrin

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Distraught

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Despondent

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Penetrable

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Permeable

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Tearfully or weakly emotional

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Maudlin

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Harmful or injurious to health

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Noxious

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Compare and contrast

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Juxtaposition

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To appease

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Placate

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Stupid

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Obtuse