Vocab Flashcards

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harsh in taste or odor

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acrid

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to renounce; repudiate under oath; avoid, shun

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abjure

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majestic, inspiring admiration and respect

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august

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emotionally hardened

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callous

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secret

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clandestine

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remorse; regret

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compunction

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a large destructive fire

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conflagration

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in high spirits

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elated

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not able to be erased or removed

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indelible

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yielding to the wishes or demands of others

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indulgent

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firmly established

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inveterate

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not on point, not applicable or pertinent

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irrelevant

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a commonplace

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platitude

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to subdue, put down forcibly

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quell

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inactive; at rest

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quiescent

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to meditate, think about at length

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ruminate

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unspoken, silent, implied, inferred

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tacit

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incisive, keen, forceful, effective

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trenchant