Vocab 12 & 13 Flashcards

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Criterion

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A standard that must be met

*noun

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Cacophony

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“A lot of bad noise”
(AKA a pop music festival makes a cachopony)
*Noun

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2
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Commodious

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Large or capacious

*adjective

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3
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Caucus

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Political group meeting

*noun

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4
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Bulwork

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A barricade or defensive wall

*noun

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5
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Appalling

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Horrible

*adjective

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6
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Astute

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Clever/smart

*Adjective

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7
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Asteere

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Simple/plain

*adjective

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8
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Dearth

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a small quantity, or lack of
*Noun
:)

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9
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grandiloquent

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acting big and flashy

*adjective

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incongruous

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doesn’t fit, doesn’t make sense

*adjective

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11
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lassitude

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fatigue/extreme tiredness

*noun

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12
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Girth

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Circumference

*noun

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13
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Idiosyncrasy

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Something people do that makes them unique

*noun

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14
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Feign

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To pretend or fake

*verb

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15
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Engulf

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To surround

*verb

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Archaic

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Ancient

*adjective

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Claimant

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One who claims

*noun

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Cloister

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A secluded place

*noun

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Defame

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To slander

*verb

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Inphamy

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Famous for being bad

*noun

21
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Irascible

A

Easily angered

*adjective

22
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Masticate

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To chew

*verb

23
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Lieu

A

Instead of

*phrase