3 Week Word Definitions Flashcards

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Insatiable

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Impossible to satisfy

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Aberration

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Unusual, away from the typical.

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Remonstrate

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To make a forcefully reproachful protest

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Quisling

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A traitor that works with the enemy

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Defer

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Put off until a later time

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Punctilious

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Showing attention to detail/behavior

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Innuendo

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An allusive/oblique remark or hint

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Dismantle

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Take to pieces

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Implacable

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Unable to be placated

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Manifesto

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A public declaration of policy and aims

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Expedite

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To make something happen sooner

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Negligent

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Failing to take care of something

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Hauteur

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Disdainful pride

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Shirk

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Avoid or neglect

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Pugnacious

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Eager/quick to argue or fight

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Treachery

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Betrayal of trust

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Capacious

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Having lots of space

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Embroil

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Involve in an argument/bad situation

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Repository

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A type of storage to place things

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Extricate

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Free from constraint/difficulty

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Rejoinder

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A reply

sharp or witty

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Assiduous

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Showing great care and perseverance

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Poltroon

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An utter coward

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Mollify

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To appease anger or anxiety

of someone

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Disarming

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Effect of allaying suspicion/hostility