Word List 9 A-D Flashcards
(39 cards)
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abstemious
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avoiding extremes, especially in eating and drinking
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acrophobia
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fear of heights
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affront
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insult
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ambulatory
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able to move
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antipathy
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dislike
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appropriation
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- setting something aside for a specific use
2. seizing something
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ardent
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full of strong feelings
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auspicious
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showing signs of future success, favorable
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baneful
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harmful
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bastion
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a fortified place
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beleaguer
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to weigh down, to burden
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bemoan
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to regret deeply
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bequeath
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to hand down
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betoken
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to be a sign of, to foreshadow
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blithe
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happy, carefree
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boor
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rude person
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bulwark
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defensive wall
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caliper
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instrument that measures thickness
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catcall
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sound of disapproval
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caulk
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to seal
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chortle
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to laugh
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circumspect
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careful
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clandestine
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secret, hidden
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comely
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attractive
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conjugal
having to do with marriage
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contravene
to go against
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cosmographer
one who studies the order of the universe
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creed
a system of beliefs
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deed
2. legal document indicating ownership
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deftly
skillfully
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depose
to remove from office
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desiccate
to dry out
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diatribe
angry speech attacking someone
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din
loud, continuous noise
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disparate
different
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divest
to take something away from someone else
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dolt
stupid person
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dour
silent and gloomy. unfriendly
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duplicity
hypocrisy, deception
