Flashcards in Finals Deck (40):
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Disreputable
Not respectable, bad reputation
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Effervescent
Highly spirited
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Conciliatory
Intended to lessen another's anger
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Annotate
To explain or discuss through a note
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Malediction
A recital of words intended to harm
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Excruciating
Extremely painful
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Tangible
Able to be grasped or perceived
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Glutton
One who wants or takes to much
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Admonition
Gentle scolding
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Sentiment
A feeling about something
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Inquisitive
Curious, asking many questions
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Evocative
Calling forth a vivid image or impression
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Colloquial
Of or related to informal speech, conversational
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Prescient
Showing knowledge of events before they happen
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Despondent
Lacking all hope
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Palatable
Acceptable, satisfactory
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Rancid
Rotten, spoiled
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Precaution
An action taken against danger ahead of time
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Irrational
Not based on reason or logic
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Imprecation
A curse
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Declaim
To speak loudly and with feeling
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Aesthetic
Having to do with beauty or order
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Abrogate
To cancel, to repeal
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Stagnant
Unhealthy due to lack of movement
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Erroneous
Wrong or inaccurate
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Degrade
To lower in dignity or esteem
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Circumvent
To avoid by going around
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Incursion
An attack or raid on others territory
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Indolent
Lazy, averse to work
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Antipathy
Hostility or hatred
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Dissuade
To convince one not to do something
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Olfactory
Having to do with sense of smell
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Virile
Manly
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Pandemic
Having an effect on a large area or region
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Apolitical
Having no interest in politics, not political
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Civility
Politeness or courteousness
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Acrid
Stinging or biting in odor or taste
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Avarice
desire for wealth, greed
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Insipid
Dull, uninteresting
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