Word List 8 A-D Flashcards
(43 cards)
1
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accost
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to approach and speak to
2
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acrimonious
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bitter, as in feeling, language, or tone
3
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afforded
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allowed
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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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antidote
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cure
7
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apocryphal
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false, of doubtful origin
8
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arson
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crime involving fire
9
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assailable
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able to be attacked, vulnerable
10
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asunder
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not whole, in two or more parts
11
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august
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dignified, serious
12
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avarice
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greed
13
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bask
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to enjoy, to lie in a pleasant warmth
14
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beguile
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to fool
15
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beseech
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to request urgently
16
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bilk
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to steal, to cheat
17
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blight
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widespread disease
18
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boon
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a benefit
19
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bridle
A
- strap used to steer horses
2. to become angry
20
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capitulate
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to give in, to agree
21
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catacomb
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cave, underground cemetery
22
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celerity
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speed
23
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chasten
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to punish, to discipline
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cognate
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something related by birth or origin
25
coiffure
hairdo
26
comatose
unconscious, in a coma
27
confluence
a flowing together of (e.g. streams)
28
conjecture
guests
29
craven
cowardly
30
curmudgeon
cranky, irritable old man
31
decry
to insult publicly
32
defile
to dirty
33
deplore
to regret deeply, to mourn
34
derisive
ridiculing, mocking
35
destitute
very poor
36
diaphanous
1. see-through
| 2. delicate, fragile
37
disconcerting
upsetting
38
disparage
to criticize, to put down
39
disquietude
uneasiness, anxiety
40
dissonance
lack of harmony
41
diurnal
during the daytime
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double-dealer
liar, hypocrite
43
drivel
nonsense
