3rd Week Flashcards by Sophia De la rosa | Brainscape

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Loathe

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To hate
I loathe pickles

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Reprimand

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To show sharp disapproval

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Lackluster

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Dull

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Caustic

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Sarcastic, biting

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wrest

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To take by force

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Infamous

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Famous for a bad reason

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Jostle

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To bump into

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Dupe

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A person easily tricked

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Incipient

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just beginning to exist

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inadvertent

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not on purpose

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ominous

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Threatening

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tremulous

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Quivering

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repudiate

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To reject, decline

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cessation

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a stopping

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bristle

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stiffen with fear or anger

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euphemism

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a less offensive term

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mundane

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worldly/ boring

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incongruous

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inappropriate/ doesn’t line up

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condolence

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pity/ sympathy

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stipulate

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To specify a condition