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Vocab day 7-8 Flashcards

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adjudicate

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to act as a judge in a court, tribunal, contest

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adjunct

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a thing that is attached or added to something else but is not an essential part of it

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admonish

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to warn someone gently that they have done something wrong

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adroit

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quick and skillful

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beguile

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to deceive; to charm someone

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belabor

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to attack with words; to beat somebody hard

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celibate

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remaining unmarried, especially for religious reasons

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cerebral

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of the brain; intellectual rather than emotional

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chagrin

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feeling of disappointment or annoyance

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champion

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to support the cause or to defend it vigorously

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charismatic

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having power to inspire devotion and enthusiasm

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deleterious

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harmful

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deliberate

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done on purpose; to discuss something thoroughly before making a decision

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delineate

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to show by drawing or describing; to portray

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deluge

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a very sudden heavy fall or rain; a very large number of things happening at the same time

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elocution

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art or style of speaking clearly and effectively, especially in public

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elucidate

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to make clear

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elucidation

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making clear

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facetious

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not serious about a serious subject

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garish

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unpleasantly bright

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implicate

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to involve or prove involvement of someone or something in an affair, situation, event

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implore

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to bet urgently of someone or for something; to beseech

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imposing

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overwhelming in size or character; demanding attention; impressive

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impotent

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lacking strength, effectiveness, or capability

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impoverished
very poor; weakened or made worse in quality
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marginal
barely above the minimum standard of quality
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mar
to damage
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nefarious
wicked and immoral
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oblivious
not aware of something
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perambulate
to walk around for pleasure
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perceive
to sense
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peremptory
not permitting refusal or disobedience
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perfidious
purposely disloyal or treacherous
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perfunctory
done quickly and carelessly
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peripatetic
traveling around to different places
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query
a question; to ask question
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reciprocate
to give in return
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reciprocity
behavior in which two people or groups of people give each other help and advantages
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reclamation
the treatment of waste materials to obtain useful materials from them
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scurrilous
using vulgar, abusive language
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secluded
being situated away from people, road, or buildings
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sedentary
sitting down a lot of time and not getting much exercise
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sedulous
painstakingly carried out; steadily hardworking
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tandem
a relationship of two people or things that depends on cooperation
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tangential
at a tangent to something
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ulterior
beyond what is obvious
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vagabond
a person who has no home and usually no job; and travels from place to place
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vagrant
a person without a settled home or regular work
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vestige
a small remaining part of what once existed
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vex
to anger or annoy especially with trivial matters
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adulation
praise that is more than necessary or deserved
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adulatory
excessive in praise or admiration
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adversity
unfortunate conditions
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advocate
to recommend or say that one supports a particular plan of action
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belie
to give a wrong or untrue idea of
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charitable
generous in giving money, food
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charlatan
a person who pretends to have special knowledge or skill
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chasten
to make someone aware that they have done something wrong and make them want to improve
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chauvinistic
displaying chauvinism, i.e. strong belief that one's country is better and more important than all others
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cherubic
with a plump and innocent face
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demagogue
a political leader
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demise
the death of a person
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demolish
to knock something down
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demur
to express a doubt or objection
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emaciated
made thin and weak
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emancipate
to set somebody free especially from political, legal or social restrictions
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emancipation
action of emancipating
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garrulous
talkative
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imprecation
a curse
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impressionable
readily influenced; affected by suggestion; suggestible
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impromptu
without planning or organizing in advance
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improvident
not providing for future needs; wasteful
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improvisation
the act of improvising, or something that has been improvised, especially in music
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lackadaisical
lacking enthusiasm and effort
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lackluster
lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality
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martinet
someone who demands that rules and orders always be obeyed
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maudlin
foolishly sentimental or tearful, because of drinking alcohol
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negate
to cause something to have no effect and therefore to be useless
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obscure
unclear and difficult to understand
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obsequious
too eager to praise or obey someone
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peripheral
concerned with the superficial; not really essential
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perpetuate
to cause something to continue
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perplexed
at a loss
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persistent
untiring
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quiescence
quiet
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reclusive
living alone and avoiding the company of others
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reconcile
to make people become friends again after a quarrel or disagreement
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recluse
a person who lives alone and avoids going outside or talking to other people
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seedy
looking dirty and untidy
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seep
to spread slowly out of a hole
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self-assured
showing confidence in what they say and do because they are sure of their own abilities
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self-effacing
not trying to impress people
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tattered
ragged
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taunt
to try to provoke with scornful or critical remarks
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umbrage
offense
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verbose
using or containing more words than are needed
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verdant
covered with healthy green plants or grass
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vindictive
having or showing a desire for revenge
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volatile
likely to change suddenly or sharply
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voluble
speaking a lot, with confidence and enthusiasm

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