3rd Week Cards Flashcards by Christian Flores | Brainscape

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Loathe

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To hate

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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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Take By Force

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Crocodile Tears

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Insincere Tears/Emotions

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Infamous

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Famous for a bad Reason

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Jostle

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Bump into/ Shove

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Dupe

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A person easily Tricked

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Incipient

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Jus beginning to Exist

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Inadvertent

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Heedless, not attentive

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To carry the Day

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To win the approval of the majority

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Ominous

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Threatening

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Tremulous

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Quivering/Tremblinh

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Repúdiate

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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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Skid Row

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Disreputable part of town, inhabited by derelicts and people “on the skid”

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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

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Condolence

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Pity/Sympathy

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Stipulate

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To specify a condition

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To go up in smoke

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To come to no practical result