Vocab-List 4 Flashcards
1
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deprecate
A
to express strong disapproval of
2
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ebb
A
to decline; diminish
3
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guile
A
crafty deceit; cunning; dishonesty
4
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indigent
A
poverty-stricken
5
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lucid
A
clear; rational; easily understood; clear-minded
6
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paucity
A
scarcity; smallness in number or amount
7
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taciturn
A
uncommunicative; habitually untalkitive
8
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tawdry
A
gaudy and cheap; vulgarly ornamental
9
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urbane
A
polished; courteous, sophisticated
10
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awe
A
solemn wonder
11
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bitter
A
exhibiting strong animosity as a result of pain or grief
12
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derisive
A
ridiculing, mocking
13
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didactic
A
author attempts to educate or instruct the reader
14
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fanciful
A
using the imagination
15
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incredulous
A
skeptical; disbelieving
