vocab 5 Flashcards
(15 cards)
1
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to ridicule; mock
A
deride
2
Q
dried up
A
dessicated
3
Q
contempible; hateful
A
despicable
4
Q
wandering from subject to subject
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desultory
5
Q
to turn aside
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deviate
6
Q
crown
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diadem
7
Q
very sheer and light
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diaphanous
8
Q
a division into two parts
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dichotomy
9
Q
enthusiastic
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ebullient
10
Q
choosing from various sources
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eclectic
11
Q
to improve someone morally
A
edify
12
Q
worn out; barren
A
effete
13
Q
remarkably bad; outrageous
A
egregious
14
Q
a sad or mournful poem
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elegy
15
Q
to draw forth, call forth
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elicit