Vocab. 12 & 13 Flashcards by Jordan Cornett

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Criterion

Link:Librarian

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A basis for judgement

Noun.

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Cacophony

Link:Cough

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Harsh sounds

Noun.

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Commodious

Link:Commode

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Spacious

Adjective

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Caucus

Link:Cactus

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Political meeting

Noun.

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Appalling

Link:Falling

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Horrifying

Adjective.

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Astute

Link:Suit

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Clever

Adjective.

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Austere

Link:Steer

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Simple & Plain

Adjective

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Bulwark

Link:Bull work

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A defensive wall

Noun.

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Dearth

Link:Earth

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Scarcity ; Lack

Noun.

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Grandiloquent

Link: Grand elephant

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Trying to impress by being big and flashy.

Adjective.

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Incongruous

Link: In congress

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Not the same

Adjective.

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Lassitude

Link: Lazy dude

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Fatigue

Noun.

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Claimant

Link: Claim Ant

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A person making a claim.

Noun.

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Cloister

Link: Oyster

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A quiet hidden place

Noun.

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Archaic

Link: Cake

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Really old ; Ancient

Adjective

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Defamed

Link: Rename

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Take away someone’s good name

Verb.

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Girth

Link: Birth

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The distance around something

Noun.

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Idiosyncrasy

Link: Sink Crazy

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Something someone does that is different from everyone else

Noun.

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Feign

Link: Insane

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To fake

Verb.

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Engulfs

Link: Gulf

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To surround

Verb.

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Infamy

Link: Family

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Evil reputation

Noun.

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Irascible

Link: Wrestle bulls

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Easily angered

Adjective.

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Masticate

Link: Mast ate

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To chew

Verb.

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Lieu

Link: Brew

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Instead of

Noun.