5 Flashcards
(40 cards)
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stanch
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check flow of blood
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suffrage
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the right to vote
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tendentious
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having an aim; biased
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unprepossessing
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unattractive
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virulent
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lethal
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abrade
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wear away by friction; erode
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altruisitc
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unselfishly generous; concerned for others
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aromatic
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fragrant
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beguile
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mislead or delude; pass time
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buffoon
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a person who behaves comically; clown
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chicanery
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trickery; deception
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concord
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harmony; agreement between people or things
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contravention
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contrary; opposition of
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decapitate
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behead
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desist
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to stop doing something; cease
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disparate
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unrealted
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fetter
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shackle
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frenzied
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madly excited
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grill
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question severely
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kindle
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start a fire; inspire
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loquacious
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talkative
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mellifluous
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melodious
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munificent
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very generous
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outskirts
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fringes; outer borders
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predilection
preference
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prophetic
foretelling the future
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stanza
division of a poem
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tender
offer; extend
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unravel
disentangle; solve
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visceral
felt in one's inner organs
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abrasive
rubbing away
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amalgam
fusion
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arousal
awakening
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chide
scold
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decimate
kill
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fiasco
total failure
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frenzy
state of extreme excitement, confusion or agitation
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industrious
diligent; hard-working
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kindred
related; belonging to the same family
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lucid
easily understood; clear
