Word List 8 Flashcards
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abatement
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decrease in force
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absolutist
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one in favor of total control by a ruler
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accost
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to approach and speak to
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acrimonious
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bitter, as in feeling, language, or tone
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analgesic
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painkiller
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anomaly
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unusual event or thing
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apocryphal
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false; of doubtful origin
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bilk
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to steal
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blight
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widespread disease
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boon
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a benefit
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buttress
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to support
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capitulate
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to give in
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celerity
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speed
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cessation
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ending
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coiffure
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hairdo
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conduit
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a channel or vehicle for transporting something
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curmudgeon
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cranky; irritable old man
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debility
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weakness
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deplore
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to regret deeply
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disquietude
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uneasiness; anxiety
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diurnal
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during the daytime
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eddy
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moving against the current, swirling water
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effervescent
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bubbly
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espouse
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to support
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euphemism
word to replace an offensive word
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ferret
to find by searching persistently
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ignominy
dishonor
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indelible
permanent
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inexorable
unstoppable
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libel
printed lies that harm someone
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maudlin
overly sentimental
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odious
disgusting
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ornithologist
one who studies birds
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pejorative
insulting
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perpetuate
to make last
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prevaricate
to lie
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proselytizer
one who attempts to convert others to their religion
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protrusion
something that sticks out
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quagmire
a problem that is difficult to escape
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raconteur
storyteller
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retinue
staff for a high-ranking person
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rhapsodize
to express with great delight
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savant
someone knows a lot
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seismologist
one who studies earthquakes
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smorgasbord
meal involving many kinds of tools
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somnambulist
storyteller
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staid
serious
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tantamount
equivalent
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tome
a long book
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unheralded
unannounced
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viscous
sticky; gluey; thickly liquid
