Vocab Week 11/8 - 11/15 Flashcards

1
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malady

A

a disease or ailment

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2
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allude

A

suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at

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3
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grievance

A

a real or imagined wrong or other cause for complaint or protest, especially unfair treatment.

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4
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scintillate

A

emit flashes of light; sparkle.

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5
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vitiate

A

spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of.

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6
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remonstrance

A

a forcefully reproachful protest.

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7
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profligate

A

recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources.

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8
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nuance

A

a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound

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9
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fortuitous

A

happening by accident or chance rather than design.

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10
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fecund

A

producing or capable of producing an abundance of offspring or new growth; fertile.

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