Unit 13 Flashcards

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Attest

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To bear witness to; certify; declare to be correct, true, or genuine

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Adapt

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to make suitable to requirements or conditions

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Dovetail

A

a tenon broader at its end than at its base; pin.

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Enormity

A

outrageous or heinous character; atrociousness

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Falter

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to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent

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Foreboding

A

a prediction; portent.

a strong inner feeling or notion of a future misfortune, evil, etc.; presentiment.

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Forlorn

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desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance.

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Haughty

A

lofty or noble; exalted.

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Impediment

A

obstruction; hindrance; obstacle.

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Imperative

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Important

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Loiter

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to linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place:

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Malinger

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to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one’s duty, avoid work, etc.

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Pithy

A

brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible

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Plunder

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to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, brigandage

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Simpler

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easy to understand, deal with

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Steadfast

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fixed in direction; steadily directed

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Vaunted

A

praised boastfully or excessively

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Vilify

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to speak ill of; defame; slander.

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Waif

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a person, especially a child, who has no home or friends.

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Wry

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produced by a distortion or lopsidedness of the facial features