A+ Vocab HW #7 Flashcards

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ailment

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an illness, typically a minor one

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conflagration

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an extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land or property

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docile

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easily taught, led, or controlled

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exonerate

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  • free from guilt or blame

- release someone from )a duty or obligation)

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flamboyant

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having a very noticeable quality that attracts a lot of attention

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innumerable

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too many to be counted

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loquacious

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talkative

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mundane

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  • dull and ordinary

- worldly, earthly

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pliant

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  • flexible

- too easily influenced or controlled by other people

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recalcitrant

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uncooperative, resisting control or authority

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reciprocate

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respond to an action by making a corresponding one

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secular

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not religious

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tenacious

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  • tending to keep a firm hold of something
  • continuing for a long time
  • firm or strong
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travesty

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a false, absurd, or distorted representation of something, parody

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ubiquitous

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present, appearing, or found everywhere

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