Vocab Quiz #13 Flashcards

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Vivify

A

to make clear, to describe

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Accolade

A

a mark of acknowledgment : award

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Ascetic

A

practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline

austere manners

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4
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Bequeath

A

to give or leave by will (death)

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5
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Charlatan

A

fraud, faker

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6
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Conflagration

A

fire; especially : a large disastrous fire

conflict, war

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7
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Dearth

A

lack of something

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8
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Diffident

A

hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence

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9
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Effervesce

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to show liveliness or exhilaration

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10
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Effulgence

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radiant splendor : brilliance

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