7-9 vocab study guide Flashcards
1
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Unreasonably high; excessive
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exorbitant
2
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To flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size
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inundate
3
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Noisy; unruly, disorderly
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obstreperous
4
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dangerous
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perilous
5
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An idle wanderer, tramp, wandering aimlessly
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vagrant
6
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To absorb fully, to adapt fully
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assimilate
7
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Angry and bad tempered
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surly
8
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Lacking in seriousness, disrespectful, saucy
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flippant
9
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Quarrelsome, fond of fighting
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pugnacious
10
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refuse, waste products
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dross
11
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Ridiculous, senseless
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preposterous
12
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Work that is hard and tiresome
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drudgery
13
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A means to an end
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expedient
14
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Advantageous, useful
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expedient
15
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Disbelieving, skeptical
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incredulous
