18 Flashcards

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Execrable

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Extremely bad or unpleasant

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2
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Euphuism

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Highly elaborated way of writing or speaking

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3
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Euphemism

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A mild word used to replaces very bad one

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4
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Expound

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Present and explain

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5
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Divagate

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Stray and digress

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6
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Reproof

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Blame or disapproval

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7
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Fandom

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A fan of someone or something

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8
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Hysteria

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Exaggerated or uncontrollable emotions

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9
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Peculiar

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Strange or odd

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10
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Demonized

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Portray as wicked or threatening

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11
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Dismissed

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Treat as unworthy for consideration

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12
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Deified

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Worship, regard or treat as a god

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13
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Aver

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State or assert to be the case

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14
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Contortion

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Twist or bend out of it’s normal shape

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15
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Unconscionable

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Not right or reasonable

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16
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Epoch

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A period of time in history of a persons life

17
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Preposterous

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Contrary to reasoning or commonsense

18
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Addled

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Unable to think clearly

Confused

19
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Slanderous

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False and malicious

20
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Hysterical

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Uncontrolled emotion

Extreme laugh

21
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Abreast

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Along side

Side by side

22
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Akimbo

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With harms on the hip and elbows turned outwards

23
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Lackey

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A servant being obsequious and readily serving

24
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Mercenary

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A person mainly concerned with making money or material at the expense of ethics
A soldier hired to fight for another country’s army

25
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Whitewash

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Concealing of ones mistakes in order to clear ones name

26
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Dissolute

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Lax in morals

27
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Licentious

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Promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters

28
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Promiscuous

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Too many transient sexual relationships

29
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Dumbfounded

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Greatly amazed

30
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Addlepated

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Mentally confused and lacking in common sense

31
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Emblematic

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A symbol of something