Articles Words Flashcards

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affliction

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A cause of persistent pain or distress.

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audacious

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  1. showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks.

2. showing an impudent lack of respect.

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posse

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a body of men who enforce a law.

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abrogated

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repeal or revoke a law or agreement.

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stemmed

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stopped or pause for a period of time.

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manifold

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many and various.

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abetting

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encourage or assist in doing something wrong.

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prevaricate

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to speak in an evasive way.

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harangue

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a long and pompous speech.

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venerate

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to respect deeply.

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wanting

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lacking.

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castigate

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to grill new recruits.

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parsimonious

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extremely miserly.

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iconoclast

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somebody who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions

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demur

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to show objection or reluctance.

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fervent

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displaying passionate intensity.

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denunciation

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public condemnation.

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abberation

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deviate from the normal type.

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haute couture

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expensive, fashionable clothes produced by leading houses.

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empirical

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based on something or observing rather than pure logic.

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foolhardy

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recklessly rash or bold.

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ubiquitous

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present and found everywhere.

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egregious

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standing out in a negative way.

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parochial

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narrowly restricted scope.

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laconic
using very few words.
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extant
still in existence.
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palliative
relieving pain without dealing with the cause or the condition.
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venality
being open to corruption and bribery.
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upbraid
scold
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mercurial
subject to unpredictable mood changes.
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enervate
to sap energy from.
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Puritanical
having or displaying a very strict or censorious moral attitude towards self-indulgence or sex.
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dissident
renegade
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nightcap
1. cap worn before sleeping. | 2. a hot or alcoholic drink taken before bedtime.
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eschew
avoid or stay away deliberately.
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gall
being rude.
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gall
being rude.
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preclude
keep from happening.
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torpor
lethargic.
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Antipathy
Hatred
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Inchoate
Not fully formed
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Ravenous
Very hungry
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Lachrymose
Weepy
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exacerbate
Make worse