Vocabulary #13 Flashcards
1
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Abhor
A
To regard with extreme repugnance; to detest utterly; to loathe
2
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Accolade
A
Praise, an award
3
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Ascetic
A
One who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation; absent of luxury
4
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Bequeath
A
To hand down, to give it to leave in a will
5
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Charlatan
A
One who claims to know something that he does not, a quack
6
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Conflagration
A
A large fire
7
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Dearth
A
A lack of, scarcity
8
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Diffidence
A
Shyness, reserve, unassertiveness
9
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Effervescent
A
Showing high spirits
10
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Ethereal
A
Heavenly, unusually delicate, light, lacking material substance, intangible
11
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Expunge
A
To remove, to erase
12
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Guile
A
Deceitfulness, duplicity
