Vocab Words Flashcards
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Garble
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To mix up or confuse
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Qualm
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An uneasy feeling about how right or proper a particular action is.
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Gloat
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To feel or express delight or self-satisfaction, often spitefully.
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Blight
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Something that weakens, damages or destroys.
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Plagiarism
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Using someone else’s writings or ideas as ones.
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Contrive
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To plan cleverly.
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Retaliate
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To return an injury for an injury. Pay back
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Blatant
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Very obvious, often offensively so.
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Immaculate
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Perfectly clean
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Gaunt
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Thin and bony
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Squander
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To waste, spend or use foolishly
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Curtail
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To cut short or reduce
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Incentive
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Something that moves one to take action or work harder. A motivation.
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Digress
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To turn aside, or stray, especially from the main topic in speaking or writting.
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Rigor
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Great hardship or difficulty. Severity, harshness.
