Vocab 10-16 Flashcards
(45 cards)
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Blatant
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Obvious
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Fallible
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Capable of error
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Dawdle
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To wast time
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Affiliate
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To associate with
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Fawn
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To act slavishly submissive
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Calumny
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A false and malicious accusation
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Berate
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To scold or rebuke
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Minion
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A fawning servile follower
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Desolate
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Lonely forlorn uninhabited barren
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Bane
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The cause of ruin
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Pacify
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To calm down
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Garble
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To mix up or distort
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Prevaricate
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To lie
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Filch
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To steal
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Neophyte
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A beginner
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Flagrant
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Glaringly bad outrageous
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Patrician
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Aristocrat
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Emissary
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Someone sent on a mission to represent others
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Kindred
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Having similar origin
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Fracas
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Loud quarrel or fight
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Lacerate
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To tear flesh jaggedly
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Futile
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Useless pointless
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Immaculate
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Spotless perfect
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Gait
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Manner of walking
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Carp
To complain or find fault or nag
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Query
To ask or inquire
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Queue
A line of people or vehicles
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Nefarious
Wicked, notorious
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Genesis
Beginning origin
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Facade
Deceptive outward appearance
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Deluge
A flood,an overwhelming rush
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Catholic
Universal, wild ranging
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Eerie
Weird, mysterious, strange
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Martial
Warlike, relating to the military
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Anthropomorphic
Giving human characteristics to objects or animals
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Beneficiary
One who receives benefits
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Careen
To swerve or lurch from side to side
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Aplomb
Self confidence
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Guile
Slyness and cunning in dealing with others
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Modicum
A small amount
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Fester
To grow embittered over time, rot
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Languish
To become weak or feeble
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Pall
Something that covers or conceals
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Havoc
Great destruction, chaos
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Rancid
Having bad taste or smell, spoiled
