Vocab Frank Flashcards
o Precipitate- to hasten the occurrence of an event/ action o Squalid- foul and repulsive o Venerable- (adj.) a person who is respected for their old age or dignity o Disconsolate- hopelessly unhappy o Cursory- hasty, superficial o Bauble- a showy, cheap trinket o Scourge- a whip used in punishment or torture o Rapturous- residing in a state of awe o Ignominy- (noun) disgrace o Avowal- a statement of affirmation o Wreak- to inflict or execute (an action) o Scion- (20 cards)
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Precipitate
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to hasten the occurrence of an event/ action
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squalid
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foul and repulsive
3
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venerable
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a person who is respected for their old age
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disconsolate
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hopelessly unhappy
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cursory
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hasty, superficial
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bauble
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a showy, cheap trinket
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scourge
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a whip used in punishment or torture
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rapturous
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residing in a state of awe
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ignominy
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disgrace
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avowal
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a statement of affirmation
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wreak
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to inflict or execute
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scion
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descendent
13
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offals
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leftovers
14
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clemency
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an act showing mercy
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enigmatic
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perplexing
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sublime
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supreme in thought
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ephemeral
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short lasting
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expostulate
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to earnestly reason against an action that someone intends to do or has already done
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poignant
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something that is emotionally moving
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declamatory
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rhetorical
