Ap English Language pt. 8 Flashcards by Daniel Cendejas

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Parry

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To ward off or deflect

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Ossify

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To turn to bone; to become rigid

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Pedant

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Uninspired, boring academic person

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Pejorative

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Having bad connotations; disparaging

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Penchant

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Inclination, tendency

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Pedestrian

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Commonplace

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Pernicious

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Very harmful

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Pervert

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To cause to change in an immoral way; to misuse

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Placate

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To soothe or pacify

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Platitude

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Stale, overused expression

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Poach

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To steal game or fish; to cooking boiling water

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Prescribe

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To set down a rule; to recommend, as in a treatment

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Redress

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Relief from wrong or injury

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Rebuke

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To reprimand, to scold

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Deride

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To mock, to ridicule, to make fun of

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Cupidity

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Greed

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Corroborate

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To confirm, to verify

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Concord

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An agreement

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Coddle

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To baby, to treat indulgently

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Boach

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To mention or suggest for the first time

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Buffet

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To toss about

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August

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Dignified, awe inspiring, venerable

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Axiom

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Premise, postulate, self evident truth

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Avow

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To state openly or declare

Anthropomorphic

Attributing human qualities to nonhumans

Ameliorate

To make it better, to improve

Alacrity

Cheerful willingness, eagerness; speed

Adage

Old saying of proverb

Byway

Back Road

Conundrum

Riddle, puzzle or problem with no easy solution

Curmudgeon

The cranky or grumpy person

Dilatory

Slow, tending to delay

Ethereal

Spiritual, not earthly, delicate

Entreat

To plead, to beg

Fraught

Full of, accompanied by

Impugn

To call into question, to attack verbally

Infirmity

Sickness, disease, ailment

Mores

Customs or manners, values

Renege

To go back on one's word

Resilient

Able to recover quickly after illness or bad luck; able to bounce back to shape