Barron's rest Flashcards by Parushi Ruhil

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wistful

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showing pensive sadness

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wince

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drawback in fear

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wheedle

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influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

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whet

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sharpen a plan

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volition

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faculty or power of using one’s will

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virulent

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extremely poisonous

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vitiate

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make imperfect

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vapid

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lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest, dull

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unctuous

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ingratiating

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strident

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unpleasantly loud or harsh

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stentorian

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with a booming voice

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squeamish

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excessively fastidious and easily disgusted

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slovenly

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negligent of neatness esp in dress and person

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scurrilous

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expressing offensive reproach

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salubrious

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promoting health

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revile

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spread negative information about

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reticent

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reluctant to draw attention to yourself

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redolent

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having a strong pleasant odor

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recoil

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spring back

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recant

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formally reject or disavow a formerly help belief

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raiment

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esp fine or decorous clothing

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puny

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of inferior size

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proffer

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present for acceptance or rejection

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privation

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act of depriving someone of food

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pique

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a sudden outburst of anger

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paroxysm

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a sudden uncontrollable anger

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obloquy

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a false accusation of an offense

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mien

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dignified conduct or manner

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mendacious

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given to lying

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maudlin

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insincerely emotional

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loath

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strongly oppose

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gaunt

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very thin

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foist

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to force onto another

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fetter

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a shackle for the ankles or feet

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feint

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any distracting or deceptive maneuver

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factitious

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not produced by natural forces

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entreaty

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earnest request

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enunciate

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express or state clearly

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encomium

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a formal expression of praise

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divulge

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make the information known to the public which was kept a secret

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disparage

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express a negative opinion about

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covert

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secret or hidden

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corpulent

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excessively fat

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contemptuous

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expressing extreme scorn

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chimerical

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grotesque product of imagination

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chicanery

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the use of tricks to deceive someone

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blase

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sorrowful

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begrudge

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be envious of

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appellation

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a name or title

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amorous

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inclined towards or displaying love

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abate

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become less in amount or intensity