Vocab-17 Flashcards

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Repudiate

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To reject; to turn one’s back on.

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Sublime

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Great, magnificent.

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Abeyance

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Being inactive or suspended.

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Canard

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Rumor.

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Fey

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Strangeness, eccentric.

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Divulge

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Disclose or reveal something.

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Unctuous

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Oily; ingratiating.

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Staid

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Characterized by dignity.

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Wan

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Pale.

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Hackneyed

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Trite, tired.

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Loquacious

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Garrulous, talkative.

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Apocryphal

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Fictitious.

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Emollient

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Soothing.

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Flout

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To mock.

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Engender

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To breed.

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Canvass

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To inspect.

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Exhortation

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Persuasion.