vocab 25 Flashcards
1
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Abscond(v)
A
to depart secretly
2
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aggrandize (v)
A
to make larger or greater in power
3
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Burgeon (v)
A
to sprout or flourish
4
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commensurate (adj)
A
proportional
5
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dissemble (v)
A
to pretend, disguise one’s motives
6
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Emulate (v)
A
to copy, imitate
7
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Erudite (adj)
A
learned scholarly
8
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Harangue (n)
A
a ranting writing or speech; a lecture
9
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irascible (adj)
A
easily angered
10
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Mundane (adj)
A
dull and worldly commonplace
11
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occlude (v)
A
to shut, block; obstruct
12
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precursor (n)
A
forerunner, predecessor
13
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Perennial (adj)
A
present throughout the years; persistent
14
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sanction (n)
A
permission, support; law; penalty
15
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Tractable (adj)
A
Obedient, yielding
