12/10 vocab 5 Flashcards
1
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martyr
A
someone willing to sacrifice and even give his/her life for a cause. it can also mean one who pretends to suffer to gain sympathy
2
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obtuse
A
slow in comprehensive, insensitive
3
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scrutinize
A
to look very carefully, to examine
4
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congenial
A
pleased to be around, social
5
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aspire
A
hopes to achieve, goal
6
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precarious
A
unsafe, unsteady, or unstable
7
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guise
A
appearance, semblance
8
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aggrandize
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to exaggerate, to cause to appear greater in power
9
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citadel
A
fortress overlooking a city, a stronghold
10
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doldrums
A
a period or condition of depression or inactivity
11
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astute
A
quick in discernment/ understanding. clever
12
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misnomer
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an incorrect or inappropriate name
13
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draconian
A
hard, server, cruel
14
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atrophy
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to wither away
15
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blather
A
to talk nonsensically
