Vocabulary # 9 Flashcards

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Homily-

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A sermon (speech)

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Bilk-

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To cheat or swindle, to thwart

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Demise-

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Death, don’t exist anymore

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Emit-

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To send out, to give forth, as in sound or light

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Decadence-

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Moral deterioration (corruption)

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Aghast-

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Feeling great dismay or horror

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Granary-

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A storehouse for grain

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Choleric-

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Easy angered

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Imbede-

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To hinder, to obstruct, to delay

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Qualm-

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Of feeling of uneasiness

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Lampoon-

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A written satire used to attack someone. (Caricature)

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Narcissistic -

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Conceited, having excessive self admiration (not humble)

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Eradicate-

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To wipe out, to destroy

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Fabricate-

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To make up a story, or order to deceive .

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Ghastly-

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Horrible frightful

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