vocabulary list nine Flashcards
(26 cards)
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behemoths
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n. huge or monstrous creature
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catalyzed
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v. to begin
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commodious
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adj. roomy and comfortable
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distend
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v. to swell up
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emend
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v. to make corrections
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ephemeral
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adj. transient, lasting for a short amount of time
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espouse
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v. to support
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feral
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adj. wild
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flouted
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v. to openly disregard
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harrowing
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adj. acutely distressing
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hegemony
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n. dominance
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ignominious
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adj. shameful
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invective
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n. insulting and abusive language
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laceration
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n. a cut
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legerdemain
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n. trickery
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maudin
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adj. foolish or silly
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mawkish
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adj. cloying, overly sentimental
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morass
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n. a complicated situation
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pacific
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adj. peaceful (in character)
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puerile
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adj. silly, childish
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recalcitrant
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adj. uncooperative
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semaphore
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n. a system of sending messages
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sinuous
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adj. winding and curving
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vacuous
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adj. lacking importance
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vituperated
v. to blame and insult (violently)
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vociferous
adj. vocal and clamorous
