vocab quiz 2 Flashcards

(10 cards)

1
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easy to teach or manage; obedient

A

docile

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2
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a drink, especially an alcoholic one

A

libation

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3
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a hated, repellant person or thing

A

anathema

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4
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teasing; playful conversation

A

banter

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5
Q

to criticize or punish severely

A

castigate

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6
Q

lacking social graces; tactless

A

gauche

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7
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public shame, disgrace, or dishonor

A

ignominy

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8
Q

made up of dissimilar parts; being of many colors

A

motley

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9
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extremely thin; wasted away

A

emaciated

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10
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the crime of holding a belief that goes against established doctrine

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heresy

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