List 4 Vocab Flashcards
(17 cards)
1
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Deprecate
A
To express strong disapproval of
2
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Ebb
A
To decline, diminish
3
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Guile
A
Crafty, deceit; cunning; dishonesty
4
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Indigent
A
Poverty stricken
5
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Lucid
A
Clear; rational; easily understood; clear minded
6
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Paucity
A
Scarcity; smallness in number or amount
7
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Taciturn
A
Uncommunitive; habitually untalkative
8
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Tawdry
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Gaudy and cheap; vulgarly ornamental
9
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Urbane
A
Polished; courteous, unsophisticated
10
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Awe
A
Solemn wonder
11
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Bitter
A
Exhibiting strong animosity as a result of pain or grief
12
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Derisive
A
Ridiculing, mocking
13
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Didactic
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Author attempts to educate or instruct the reader
14
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Fanciful
A
Using the imagination
15
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Incredulous
A
Skeptical; disbelieving
16
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Haughty
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Proud and vain to the point of arrogance
17
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Copious
A
Abundant, plentiful