American Lit. Vocab Flashcards by Marcus Johnson | Brainscape

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Adulterate

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To corrupt

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Ambidextrous

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Able to use both hands equally well

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Augment

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Increase

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Bereft

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Made unhappy through a loss

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Deploy

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To put into use or action

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Dour

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Gloomy

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Fortitude

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Courage in facing difficulties

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Gape

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To stare with an open mouth

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Gibe

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To ridicule or taunt

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Guise

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An external appearance

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Insidious

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Intended to deceive

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Intimation

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A hint

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Opulent

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Wealthy

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Pliable

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Easily bent

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Reiterate

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Repeat

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Stolid

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Not easily moved emotionally

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Tentative

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Uncertain

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Unkempt

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Untidy

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Verbatim

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Word for word

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Warily

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Cautiously

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Adroit

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Skillful

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Amicable

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Friendly

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Averse

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Opposed

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Belligerent

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Given to fighting

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Benevolent

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Kind

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Cursory

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Hasty

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Duplicity

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Fraud

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Extol

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To praise Abundantly

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Feasible

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Possible

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Grimace

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Facial distortion showing pain or disapproval

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Holocaust

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A large-scale destruction

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Impervious

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Not hurt by

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Impetus

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A moving force; stimulus

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Jeopardy

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Danger

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Meticulous

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Extremely careful

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Nostalgia

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A longing for something past

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Quintessence

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The most typical example

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Retrogressive

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To move backwards or revert

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Scrutinize

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To examine closely

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Tepid

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Lukewarm

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Adversary

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An enemy

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Alienate

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To drive apart

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Artifice

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Trickery

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Coerce

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To force or to compel

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Craven

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Cowardly

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Culinary

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Related to cooking

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Delete

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To erase

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Demise

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Downfall

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Exhilarate

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To excite

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Fallow

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Unproductive

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Harass

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To disturb

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Inclement

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Stormy

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Muse

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To think about in a dreamy Way

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Negligible

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So on unimportant that it can be disregarded

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Perpetuate

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To make permanent

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Precedent

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An example that may serve as a basis for later action

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Punitive

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Inflicting punishment

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Redress

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To correct a situation

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Sojourn

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A temporary stay

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Urbane

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Refined in manner or style