4/14 Vocab Words Flashcards

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Impertinent

Adj

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Disrespectful or insolent

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Capitulated

Verb

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Surrendered

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Conciliating

Adj

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Calming ,satisfying

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Culled

Verb

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Picked out, selected

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Paroxysm

Noun

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A fit, attack, or sudden increase of symptoms

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Repose

Noun

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Sleep

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Fastidious

Adj

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Particular, over sensitive

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Discernment

Noun

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Quality of being able to grasp an idea

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Ameliorate

Verb

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To make better

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Effectual

Adj

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Able to produce the desired effect

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Procure

Verb

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To obtain, get

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Rankle

Verb

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To continue to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment within the mind; fester, be painful

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Penury

Noun

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Extreme property

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Divine

Verb

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To guess correctly

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Akin

Adj

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The same kind; similar

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Infidels

Noun

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Those who have no morals or religious beliefs

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Caprice

Noun

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Impulse; whim

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Sullen

Adj

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Gloomy or dismal

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Semblance

Noun

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A likeness or image