vocab list 1 Flashcards

1
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allotment

A

portion

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2
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braggart

A

a vain boaster

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3
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colloquy

A

conversation

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4
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convivial

A

devoted to feasting, or eating and drinking in good fellowship

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5
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diffidence

A

self-distrust

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6
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enmity

A

hatred

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7
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flux

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a state of constant movement, change, or renewal

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8
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illusion

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an unreal image presented to the senses

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9
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jargon

A

confused, unintelligible speech or highly technical speech

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10
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martyrdom

A

submission to death or persecution for the sake of faith or principle

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11
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nefarious

A

wicked to the extreme

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12
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orator

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one who delivers an elaborate or formal speech

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13
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pinnacle

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a high or topmost point, as a mountain peak

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14
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preclude

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an introductory or opening preformance

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15
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reinstate

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to restore to a former state, station, or authority

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16
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ruminate

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to chew over again, as food previously swallowed

17
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stifle

A

to smother

18
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stringent

A

rigid

19
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transpire

A

to come to pass

20
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wry

A

deviating from what is proper or right