Word List 6 A-D Flashcards
(33 cards)
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abase
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to lower, to humble
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adjunct
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something attached to a main body
3
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altruism
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goodness, selflessness, generosity
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anterior
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placed in front, earlier
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aperture
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opening, hole
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arcane
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mysterious, secret
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balk
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to hesitate suddenly
8
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bellicose
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warlike in manner
9
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berate
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to scold, criticize
10
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blunderbuss
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old-fashioned shotgun
11
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browbeat
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to intimidate, to bully
12
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burnish
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to polish, to shine
13
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callow
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immature, inexperienced
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catharsis
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sudden emotional relief
15
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caustic
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unkind, bitter, sarcastic
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charted
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planned, plotted, mapped
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cherubic
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angelic, like a baby
18
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circuitous
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roundabout, not straightforward
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coerce
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to force someone to do something
20
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colloquial
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informal but common speech
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congenial
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pleasant, friendly
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contusion
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bruise
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crest
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peak, top
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cupidity
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greed
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debauchery
corruption, physical self-indulgence
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defector
one who leaves his or her side to join the enemy
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deprecate
to criticize
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didactic
intended to teach, preachy
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dirge
funeral song
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disbursement
spending
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disenfranchise
to take away someone's right to vote
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dither
to be indecisive
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drudgery
boring work
