Ap English Language pt. 7 Flashcards by Daniel Cendejas

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Spurn

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To reject or refuse contemptuously; to scorn

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Spur

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To prod

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Stylize

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To fashion; to formalize

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Troupe

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A group of actors

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Undermine

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To sabotage; to thwart

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Unanimity

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State or total agreement or unity

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Vestige

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Trace, remnant

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Veto

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To reject formally

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Vituperate

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To abuse verbally

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Vociferous

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Loud, vocal, noisy

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Weather

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To endure, to undergo

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Wonton

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Undisciplined, unrestrained, reckless

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Want

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To be with out or be deficient in

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Wary

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Careful, cautious

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Iniquity

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Sin, evil act

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Impair

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To damage, injure

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Inject

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To force into; to introduce into conversation

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Inkling

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Hint; vague idea

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Inundate

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To cover with water; to overwhelm

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Juxtapose

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To place side-by-side

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Jubilee

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Special anniversary

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Lap

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To wash against; to drink using the tongue

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Lament

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To deplore, to grieve

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Lexicon

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Dictionary; list of words

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Lumber

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To move slowly and awkwardly

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Mar

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To damage, to deface; to spoil

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Maritime

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Relating to the sea or sailing

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Materialism

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Preoccupation with material things

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Mendicant

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A beggar

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Mitigate

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To soften, or make milder; to moderate

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Metamorphosis

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The act of change or transformation

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Missive

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The note or letter

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Monastic

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Extremely plain or secluded, as in a monastery

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Monolith

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A large block of stone; something massive and unchanging

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Moot

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Debatable; irrelevant or unimportant, purely academic, deprived of practical significance

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Natal

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Relating to birth

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Niche

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Recess in a wall; best position for something

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Nomenclature

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Terms used in a particular science or discipline

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Obviate

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To make unnecessary; to anticipate and prevent

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Opportunist

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One who takes advantage of circumstances