Vocab Final Flashcards

(25 cards)

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Lunatic

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Mentally ill person

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Labyrinth

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An intricate confusing arrangement

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Lurid

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Vivid in color; sensational

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Notorious

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Famous or well known in a negative way

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Infer

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Conclude from evidence

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Dire

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Extremely serious or urgent

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7
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Complement

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Add something in a way that enhances or impacts

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Squalid

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Extremely dirty & unpleasant

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9
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Bemuse

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Puzzles, confuses, or bewilders

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Egress

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To exit

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Imply

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Strongly suggest the truth

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Eclectic

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Deriving ideas from broad range of sources. Diverse sources.

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Retaliate

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Make an attack or assault in return for a similar attack

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Trite

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Over used phrases

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Duress

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Threats, violence, against ones will. Not out of free will.

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Crony

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Close friend or companion. (In a negative sense)

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Mortify

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Cause someone to feel embarrassed, ashamed, or humiliated

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Euphemism

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A mild or indirect word or expression to cover up something worse

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Feign

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Pretend to be affected by

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Lucid

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Expressed clearly, easy to understand, showing ability to think clearly

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Faze

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To disturb or disconcern

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Nemesis

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Victorious enemy or rival

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Immerse

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Plunge into something that surrounds or covers

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Lubugrious

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Exaggeratively or affectedly mournful. Dark & dramatic

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Enigma
Something hard to understand