7th Week Flashcards

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implacable

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cannot be pacified, inexorable

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paroxysm

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a fit, sudden outburst.
my brother had a paroxysm while playing his video game

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reprehensible

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worthy of blame/ really bad.
my older sister had a reprehensible accident with my parents car

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jurisdiction

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Power, range of authority.

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skirmish

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small fight, brief encounter.
I had a skirmish moment with my younger brother

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harass

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To trouble, torment

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monolithic

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massively solid

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Indigent

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poor, needy

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arbitrary

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Based on whim, dictatorial

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fray

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To fight

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stymie

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To hinder, impede, puzzle

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effigy

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likelyness(usually of a hatred person

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flout

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show contempt, scoff m, break rules with impunity

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Terminate

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To end

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forthwith

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Immediately

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exacerbate

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To irritate, make worse

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revert

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return

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oust

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To Drive out, eject

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Ameliorate

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To make it better

20
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cognizant

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aware

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Turbulent

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unruly, agitated, stirred up