Barron's rest Flashcards by Parushi Ruhil

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wistful

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showing pensive sadness

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wince

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drawback in fear

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wheedle

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influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

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whet

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sharpen a plan

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volition

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faculty or power of using one’s will

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virulent

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extremely poisonous

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vitiate

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make imperfect

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vapid

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lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest, dull

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unctuous

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ingratiating

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strident

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unpleasantly loud or harsh

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stentorian

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with a booming voice

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squeamish

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excessively fastidious and easily disgusted

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slovenly

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negligent of neatness esp in dress and person

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scurrilous

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expressing offensive reproach

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salubrious

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promoting health

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revile

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spread negative information about

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reticent

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reluctant to draw attention to yourself

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redolent

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having a strong pleasant odor

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recoil

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spring back

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recant

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formally reject or disavow a formerly help belief

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raiment

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esp fine or decorous clothing

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puny

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of inferior size

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proffer

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present for acceptance or rejection

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privation

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act of depriving someone of food

pique

a sudden outburst of anger

paroxysm

a sudden uncontrollable anger

obloquy

a false accusation of an offense

mien

dignified conduct or manner

mendacious

given to lying

maudlin

insincerely emotional

loath

strongly oppose

gaunt

very thin

foist

to force onto another

fetter

a shackle for the ankles or feet

feint

any distracting or deceptive maneuver

factitious

not produced by natural forces

entreaty

earnest request

enunciate

express or state clearly

encomium

a formal expression of praise

divulge

make the information known to the public which was kept a secret

disparage

express a negative opinion about

covert

secret or hidden

corpulent

excessively fat

contemptuous

expressing extreme scorn

chimerical

grotesque product of imagination

chicanery

the use of tricks to deceive someone

blase

sorrowful

begrudge

be envious of

appellation

a name or title

amorous

inclined towards or displaying love

abate

become less in amount or intensity