Ap English Language pt. 8 Flashcards by Daniel Cendejas

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Parry

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To ward off or deflect

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Ossify

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To turn to bone; to become rigid

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Pedant

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Uninspired, boring academic person

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Pejorative

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Having bad connotations; disparaging

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Penchant

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Inclination, tendency

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Pedestrian

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Commonplace

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Pernicious

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Very harmful

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Pervert

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To cause to change in an immoral way; to misuse

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Placate

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To soothe or pacify

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Platitude

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Stale, overused expression

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Poach

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To steal game or fish; to cooking boiling water

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Prescribe

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To set down a rule; to recommend, as in a treatment

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Redress

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Relief from wrong or injury

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Rebuke

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To reprimand, to scold

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Deride

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To mock, to ridicule, to make fun of

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Cupidity

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Greed

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Corroborate

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To confirm, to verify

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Concord

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An agreement

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Coddle

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To baby, to treat indulgently

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Boach

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To mention or suggest for the first time

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Buffet

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To toss about

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August

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Dignified, awe inspiring, venerable

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Axiom

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Premise, postulate, self evident truth

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Avow

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To state openly or declare

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Anthropomorphic

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Attributing human qualities to nonhumans

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Ameliorate

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To make it better, to improve

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Alacrity

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Cheerful willingness, eagerness; speed

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Adage

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Old saying of proverb

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Byway

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Back Road

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Conundrum

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Riddle, puzzle or problem with no easy solution

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Curmudgeon

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The cranky or grumpy person

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Dilatory

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Slow, tending to delay

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Ethereal

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Spiritual, not earthly, delicate

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Entreat

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To plead, to beg

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Fraught

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Full of, accompanied by

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Impugn

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To call into question, to attack verbally

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Infirmity

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Sickness, disease, ailment

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Mores

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Customs or manners, values

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Renege

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To go back on one’s word

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Resilient

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Able to recover quickly after illness or bad luck; able to bounce back to shape