Vocab 1 Flashcards

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Augment

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To make greater or to supplement

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Antidote

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Something that relieves the effects of poison

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Augury

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An omen or prophecy

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Avarice

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Greed for wealth

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Balm

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Soothing substance that gives one relief

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Bane, baneful

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A source of harm or destruction. Harmful, destructive

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Beguile

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The deceive, mislead, persuade with charm

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Bestow

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To grant or give

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Blanch

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To take the color out of, to bleach

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Blasphemous

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Profane

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Buffeted

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Struck repeatedly, battered

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Censure

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To blame or condemn

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Champion

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To defend or support

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Cherubic

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Innocent, wholesome, angelic

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Chide

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To scold

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Clamor

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Loud noise or shouting

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Cloister

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To seclude or to confine

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Combustible

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Capable of burning

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Confound

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To cause one to become confused

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Corporeal

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Relating to a physical material body

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Credulous

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Daunt

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To intimidate

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Deft

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Desolate

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Diminution
Reduction
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Disdain
Intense dislike, to treat with scorn, reject as unworthy
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Dispatch
To send away with speed
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Ecstasy
Extreme happiness
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Entreaty
A plea, earnest request
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Epicure
A person who understands a lot about food and drink
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Equivocate
To attempt to lie, hide the truth
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Esteem
Approval and respect often blended with fondness