Word List 4 Flashcards

(30 cards)

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Carping (v)

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Constant criticism

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Amelioration (n)

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Improvement

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Desist (v)

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Stop; discontinue; cease

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Exorcism (n)

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Getting free/rid of; eliminating (esp demons)

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Impromptu (adj)

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Unrehearsed; spontaneous

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Lummox (adj)

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Clumsy person

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Ostentatious (adj)

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Showy

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Precocious (adj)

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Developing early

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Sanction (v)

A

Give approval to

Authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.

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Turpitude (n)

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Depravity

Vile, shameful, or base character;

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Amiable (adj)

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Friendly

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Cartographer (n)

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Person who makes maps

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Despondent (adj)

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Having no hope; miserable

Despondent about failing health.

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Expatriate (n)

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Refugee; emigrant; someone living away from his own country

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Inadvertent (adj)

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Not intentional

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Luscious (adj)

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Juicy; moist; succulent

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Oust (v)

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Push out of a position

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Predecessor (n)

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One who came before

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Sanguinary (adj)

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Bloodthirsty; bloody

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Tyro (n)

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Novice; beginner

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Amity (n)

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Castigate (v)

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Scold sharply

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Destitution (n)

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Hardship; poverty; misery

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Expedient (adj)

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Convenient; practical

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Incantation (n)
Chant; invocation; prayer
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Lynch (v)
Assassinate; kill; illegal hanging
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Overt (adj)
Obvious; not hidden | overt hostility
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Predicament (n)
Dilemma; difficult situation
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Sanguine (adj)
Optimistic; cheerful
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Ubiquitous (adj)
Found everywhere; omnipresent