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Vocal 4/8 Flashcards

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Broach

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Candor

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Complacent

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Contumacious

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Diffidence

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Ephemeral

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Exacerbate

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Fastidious

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Foment

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Capricious

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\ kə-ˈpri-shəs

adjective

Impulsive, unpredictable; fickle

Synonyms: changeable, fluctuating, fluid, inconsistent

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Engender

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\ in-ˈjen-dər

Verb

to cause to exist or to develop

Synonyms: Produce, breed, procreate

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Equivocal

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\ i-ˈkwi-və-kəl

Adjective

uncertain as an indication or sign; having multiple interpretations that can lead to confusion

Synonym: debatable, disputable, doubtable, problematic

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Assuage

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\ ə-ˈswāj

verb

to lessen intensity to pacify or quiet

Synonym: alleviate, ease, help, mitigate

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Erudite

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\ ˈer-ə-ˌdīt

Adjective

having or shoring knowledge that is gained by studying

Synonym: educated, knowledgable, literate

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Pedant

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\ ˈpe-dᵊnt

noun

one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes use of knowledge

“while its sister show jeopardy is better known as a pedant’s paradise (misspeaking or misspelling has long been known to sink contestants), Wheel of Fortune gets in on the action

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Desiccate

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\ ˈde-si-ˌkāt

verb

to dry up or dehydrate; to drain of emotional or intellectual vitality

synonym: castrate, deaden, dehydrate, devitalize

Key word: Dessi’s Crate

Desi’s crate couldn’t hold any items because it was dry and brittle

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Fervid

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\ ˈfər-vəd

adjective

very hot; burning

synonym: blazing, burning, charged, emotional

“at the school board meeting the librarian delivered a fervid speech defending the classic novel against would-be censors”

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Laconic

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\ lə-ˈkä-nik

adjective

using or involving the use of minimum words: concise to the point

synonym: apothegmatic, brief, compact, concise
succinct

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