Vocab Flashcards

(40 cards)

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To corrupt, or make worse

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Adulterate

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Use both hands equally well

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Ambidextrous

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3
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To make larger, increase

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Augment

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4
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Deprived of:made unhappy through loss

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Bereft

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5
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To position or arrange; to utilize; to form up

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Deploy

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Stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored

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Dour

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7
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Courage in facing difficulties

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Fortitude

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8
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To stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide

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Gape

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9
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To utter taunting words; an expression of scorn

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Gibe

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10
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An external appearance, cover, mask

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Guise

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Intended to deceive or entrap, sly, treacherous

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Insidious

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12
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A hint, indirect suggestion

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Intimation

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13
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wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose

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Opulent

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14
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Easily bend, flexible, easily influenced

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Pliable

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15
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To say again, repeat

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Reiterate

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Not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive

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Stolid

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Experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant

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Not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude

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Word for word; exactly as written or spoken

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Cautiously, with great care

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Adulterate

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To corrupt, or make worse

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Ambidextrous

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Use both hands equally well

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Augment

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To make larger, increase

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Bereft

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Deprived of:made unhappy through loss

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Deploy
To position or arrange; to utilize; to form up
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Dour
Stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored
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Fortitude
Courage in facing difficulties
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Gape
To stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide
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Gibe
To utter taunting words; an expression of scorn
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Guise
An external appearance, cover, mask
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Insidious
Intended to deceive or entrap, sly, treacherous
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Intimation
A hint, indirect suggestion
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Pliable
Easily bend, flexible, easily influenced
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Opulent
wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose
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Reiterate
To say again, repeat
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Stolid
Not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive
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Tentative
Experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant
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Unkempt
Not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude
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Verbatim
Word for word; exactly as written or spoken
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Warily
Cautiously, with great care