vocab 16 Flashcards by Payton Chung

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recant

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v. to withdraw or disavow a statement or opinion

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impalpable

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adj. unable to be felt; intangible

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salient

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adj. significant; conspicuous; standing out from the rest

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specious

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adj. deceptive or misleading

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salacious

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adj. obscene; lustful

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fiscal

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adj. pertaining to finances

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recreant

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n. a coward; a traitor

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palliate

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v. to ease; to lessen; to soothe

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jocular

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adj. humorous; lighthearted

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malleable

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adj. capable of being changed; easily shaped

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affinity

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n. an attraction

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regale

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v. to delight with something pleasing or amusing

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miscreant

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n. a vicious person

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sentient

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adj. conscious; capable of feeling or perceiving

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flout

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v. to ridicule; to show contempt for

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