Word List 7 A-D Flashcards
(41 cards)
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abate
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to decrease in force
2
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aboveboard
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honest
3
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acrid
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bitter (as in taste or smell), harsh
4
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admonish
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to warn, to criticize
5
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affected
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artificial (as in behavior), theatrical
6
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amalgam
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mixture
7
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anachronistic
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out of place in time
8
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anomalous
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unusual, out of place
9
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anthology
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collection of stories or poems
10
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aphorism
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a short, wise saying
11
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baseness
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- inferiority, low rank
2. crudeness
12
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befuddle
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to confuse
13
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belligerent
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argumentative, aggressive
14
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bigot
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prejudiced person
15
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bombastic
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loud and self-involved, pompous
16
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buffeted
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hit repeatedly
17
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cajole
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to urge through flattery
18
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calving
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- giving birth to a calf
2. losing part of oneself
19
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caucus
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meeting
20
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cavort
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to run around in a playful manner
21
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certitude
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sureness, certainty
22
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chary
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careful, wary
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chide
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to scold, to disapprove of
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circumlocution
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a roundabout way of speaking
25
coffer
box in which valuables are kept
26
commiserate
to feel or show pity for, to sympathize
27
conflagration
large fire
28
contiguous
side by side, touching
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corroborate
to provide evidence, to support a view or opinion
30
countermand
command replacing a pervious one
31
deference
extreme respectfulness, submissiveness
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despondent
depressed
33
dialectic
method of finding truth through reasoning
34
diffidence
shyness, lack of confidence
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disapprobation
disapproval
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disposition
mood, temperament
37
ditty
simple song
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dogged
persistent, stubbornly determined
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dotard
stupid person
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drawl
to speak slowly
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dulcet
pleasant-sounding
