Vocab List 8 (386-440) Flashcards by maddie Killeen

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animate

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energize, enliven

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anomaly

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abnormality, deviation from the general rule, irregularity

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antediluvian

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ancient, antiquated, obsolete

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antipathy

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feeling of opposition or repugnance, aversion, dislike

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brevity

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briefness, succintness, terseness

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broach

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introduce, bring up, mention

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confluence

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nexus, union, meeting, conflux

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confound

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perplexed, baffle, confuse

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congenial

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compatible, sympathetic

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conglomerate

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corporation, partnership, firm

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conjugal

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matrimonial, nuptial, martial

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constrict

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squeeze, pinch, obstruct, block

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contemporary

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modern, new; relating to the same time period

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disoblidge

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slight or offend

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disparage

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depreciate, belittle or abuse

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dispassionate

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imperturabable, unemotional, calm, composed

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disputatious

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quarrelsome, contentious, argumentive

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dissemble

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disguise, conceal, mask, camoflage

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euphonic

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agreeable to the ear

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evanscent

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ephemeral, fading, brief

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exalt

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to praise or glorify, to lift up in status

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exigent

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pressing insistent, urgent

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exonerate

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acquit, vindicate, free from responsibility

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florid

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ornate, flushed with rosy color, ruddy

flout

ridicule, scoff, mock, scorn

gregarious

sociable, outgoing

grisly

frightening, ghastly,gory, hideous

hidebound

highly opinionated, narrow mindedly stubborn

innovation

something new

inscrutable

mysterious,perplexing

insipid

dull, banal. tasteless

insolent

bodly disprespectful

knoll

hillock, mound

kudos

credit or praise for achievement, glory

lithe

flexible, agile, mobile, bendable

loquacious

very talkative, liking to talk, garrulous

moribund

failing, waning,ailing

noisome

noxious to health

primordial

belonging to a primitive age, first in time

proclivity

tendency, inclination, propensity

procrastinate

postpone, stall, delay

prodigious

exceptional, impressive, of huge quantity, immense

proficient

skillful, masterful, expert

progeny

heir, descendant, offspring

restive

nervous, restless, uneasy

reticent

not talking much, reserved

retrospection

contemplation of past things

surfeit

overabundance, excess, surplus

surly

choleric, rude, sullen

trepidation

anxiety, alarm, apprehension

unyielding

stubborn, inflexible

upbraid

rebuke, scold, criticize

vitriolic

scathing, caustic

vociferous

clamerous, outspoken, noisy, vocal

voluble

verbose, wordy, garrulous