Vocab #4 Flashcards
(18 cards)
1
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besmirch
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v.
to soil, tarnish, or discolor
2
Q
catharsis
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n.
the purging of emotions/relieving emotional tensions
3
Q
dregs
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n.
waste or worthless matter; sediment of liquid
4
Q
efface
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v.
to erase; remove from the mind
5
Q
feign
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v.
to pretend
6
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garish
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adj.
showy, elaborate
7
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incorrigible
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adj.
not capable of correction or improvement
8
Q
jettison
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v. to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel
9
Q
loquacious
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adj.
talkative
10
Q
manifest
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adj.
evident, obvious, clear
11
Q
odious
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adj.
hateful, disgusting
12
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parsimonious
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adj.
miserly, stingy
13
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surfeit
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n.
a surplus, an excess quantity
14
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termagant
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n.
a boisterous, scolding woman; a shrew
15
Q
vestige
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n.
a trace of something that no longer exists
16
Q
be-
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about, around, all over
bedazzle
bejewel
befoul
17
Q
man
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hand
manual
manicure
manufacture
18
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cata, cat, cath
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down, with
catalogue
category
catacombs
