3rd week Flashcards

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loathe

A

hate

i loathe reading

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2
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reprimand

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to show sharp disapproval

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3
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lackluster

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dull

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4
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caustic

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sarcastic, biting

rattlesnake venom is caustic

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5
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wrest

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take by force

i wrested his position from football

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6
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infamous

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famous for a bad reason

hilter was infamous during ww2

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7
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infamous

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famous for a bad reason

hilter was infamous during ww2

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8
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jostle

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bump into

there is alot of jostling in nutrition

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9
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dupe

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a person easily tricked

a lot of people dupe their way to graduation

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10
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dupe

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a person easily tricked

a lot of people dupe their way to graduation

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11
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incipient

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just beginning to exist

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12
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inadvertent

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heedless, not attentive, on accident

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13
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euphemism

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less offensive term

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14
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mundane

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worldy, boring

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15
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incongruous

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inappropriate, doesn’t make sense

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16
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condolence

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pity, sympathy

17
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stipulate

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to specify a condition