Vocab: Chpt. 4 Flashcards by Tanisha Badrinath

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dictate

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(v.) to pronounce, command, prescribe

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diminutive

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(adj.) miniature, small

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goad

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(v.) to urge, to provoke into action

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lachrymose

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(adj.) tearful

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obsequious

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(adj.) submissive

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laud

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(v.) to applaud or praise

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sycophant

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(n.) a self-serving flatterer

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officious

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(adj.) offering unwanted help or service

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abide

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(v.) to put up with, tolerate

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punctilious

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(adj.) eager to follow rules

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propriety

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(n.) decency, state of being proper

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amble

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(v.) to stroll, walk

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scurrilous

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(adj.) crude, vulgar

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inimical

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(adj.) hostile, threatening

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trek

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(v.) to walk, travel by foot

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malevolent

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(adj.) having intent to ___

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malicious

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(adj.) malevolent, harmful

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truculent

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(adj.) eager to fight, violent

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pugnacious

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(adj.) belligrent

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belligrent

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(adj.) contentious, ready

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accost

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(v.) to approach, or confront ___

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invective

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(n.) a verbal attack

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timorous

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(adj.) fearful, timid

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circumspect

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(adj.) cautious

prudent

(adj.) cautious, careful

nefarious

(adj.) horribly villanious

petulance

(n.) irritability, impoliteness

repudiate

(v.) to reject, turn down

accede

(v.) to agree

accommodating

(adj.) obliging, helpful

poised

(adj.) balanced, readied

masticate

(v.) to chew

spurious

(adj.) false but intended to seem possible

abate

(v.) to lessen, to reduce in severity

abase

(v.) to lower, demean, degrade

laceration

(n.) a cut, a rip

altercation

(n.) an argument, dispute

mediate

(v.) to intervene, to arbitrate, to sort out

arbitrator

(n.) one who settles controversy between two sides

restitution

(n.) compensation, reimbursement

retaliation

(n.) revenge, punishment

retribution

(n.) vengeance, revenge, pay back

umbrage

(n.) anger, offense, resentment

upbraid

(v.) to criticize, scold, reproach

berate

(v.) to scold severly

atone

(v.) to apologize, make amends

benevolent

(adj.) kind, good, caring

bereft

(adj.) without, devoid of

concede

(v.) to give in, to accept

fortify

(v.) to strengthen