april 15-19 Flashcards

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renege

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fail to fulfill a promise or obligation verb

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saccharine

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overly sweet adj.

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sardonic

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disdainfully or ironically humorous adj.

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sate

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fill to contentment verb

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sententious

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abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing adj.

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sere

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having lost all moisture adj.

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shrew

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a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman noun

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smarmy

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unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating adj.

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lascivious

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driven by lust adj.

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spate

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a sudden forceful flow noun

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