American Lit. Vocab Flashcards
(60 cards)
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Adulterate
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To corrupt
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Ambidextrous
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Able to use both hands equally well
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Augment
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Increase
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Bereft
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Made unhappy through a loss
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Deploy
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To put into use or action
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Dour
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Gloomy
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Fortitude
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Courage in facing difficulties
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Gape
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To stare with an open mouth
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Gibe
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To ridicule or taunt
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Guise
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An external appearance
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Insidious
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Intended to deceive
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Intimation
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A hint
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Opulent
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Wealthy
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Pliable
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Easily bent
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Reiterate
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Repeat
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Stolid
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Not easily moved emotionally
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Tentative
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Uncertain
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Unkempt
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Untidy
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Verbatim
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Word for word
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Warily
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Cautiously
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Adroit
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Skillful
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Amicable
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Friendly
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Averse
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Opposed
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Belligerent
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Given to fighting
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Benevolent
Kind
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Cursory
Hasty
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Duplicity
Fraud
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Extol
To praise Abundantly
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Feasible
Possible
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Grimace
Facial distortion showing pain or disapproval
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Holocaust
A large-scale destruction
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Impervious
Not hurt by
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Impetus
A moving force; stimulus
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Jeopardy
Danger
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Meticulous
Extremely careful
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Nostalgia
A longing for something past
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Quintessence
The most typical example
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Retrogressive
To move backwards or revert
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Scrutinize
To examine closely
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Tepid
Lukewarm
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Adversary
An enemy
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Alienate
To drive apart
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Artifice
Trickery
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Coerce
To force or to compel
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Craven
Cowardly
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Culinary
Related to cooking
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Delete
To erase
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Demise
Downfall
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Exhilarate
To excite
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Fallow
Unproductive
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Harass
To disturb
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Inclement
Stormy
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Muse
To think about in a dreamy Way
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Negligible
So on unimportant that it can be disregarded
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Perpetuate
To make permanent
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Precedent
An example that may serve as a basis for later action
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Punitive
Inflicting punishment
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Redress
To correct a situation
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Sojourn
A temporary stay
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Urbane
Refined in manner or style
