Word List 23 Flashcards by Jennifer Zhang

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Convoke

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Call together

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Haughtiness

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Pride; Arrogance

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Obfuscate

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Confuse; Muddle; Cause confusion; Make needlessly complex

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Inordinate

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Unrestrained; Excessive

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Recapitulate

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Summarize

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Grove

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Group of trees (smaller than a forest); Orchard

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Flabbergasted

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Astounded; Astonished; Overcome with surprise

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Bungalow

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Small cottage

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Vantage

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Position giving an advantage

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Fortitude

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Bravery; Courage

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Spawn

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Lay eggs

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Visceral

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Felt in one’s inner organs; Felt in the viscera

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Wily

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Cunning; Artful

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Somnolent

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Half asleep

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Acrimonious

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Bitter in words or manner

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Sustenance

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Means of support, food, nourishment

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Shackle

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Chain; Fetter

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Caprice

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Sudden; Unexpected fancy; Whim

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Odious

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Hateful; Vile

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Chicanery

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Trickery; Deception

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Fictitious

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Imaginary

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Precipitate

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Throw headlong; Haten

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Painstaking

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Showing hard work ;Taking great care

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Validate

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Confirm; Ratify

Soporific

Sleep-causing; Marked by sleepiness

Hone

Sharpen

Pterodactyl

Extinct flying reptile

Restitution

Reparation; Indemnification

Disfigure

Mar in beauty; Spoil

Circuitous

Roundabout

Indenture

Bind as servant or apprentice to master

Clique

Small exclusive group

Endearment

Fond statement

Agglomeration

Collection; Heap

Expunge

Cancel; Remove

Insipid

Lacking in favor; Dull

Giddy

Light-heated; Dizzy

Quazk

Charlatan; Impostor

Illicit

Illegal

Stem

Check the flow

Exude

Discharge; Give forth

Serrated

Having a saw-toothed edge

Edif

Instruct; Correct morally

Capricious

Unpredictable; Fickle

Vaporize

Turn into vapor (Steam, gas, fog, etc.)