Vocabulary # 6 Flashcards
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Begrudge-
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To resent another’s success, to envy.
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Nepotism-
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Favoritism shown to friends or family by those in power, especially in business or hiring practices.
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Mandarin-
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An influential person, a member of a elite group.
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Glutinous-
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Gluey, stick.
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Enmity-
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Deep seated hostility, often mutual (hatred, antagonism)
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Declaim-
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To speak in a dramatic, impassioned, or blustered manner.
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Imbue-
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To inspire or to influence, to saturate.
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Gaff-
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A pole with a large hook on one end.
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Quaff-
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To drink in large quantities, to gulp.
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Bibliophile-
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A lover of books.
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Biblio-
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Book.
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Mort-
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Death.
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Voc and Vac-
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To call.
