Ch 8-9 Vocab Flashcards

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Commend

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To praise

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Animosity

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Strong dislike

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Apathy

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Lack of emotion

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Apprehensive

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Fearful

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Compatible

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Able To get along

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Consecrate

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To make sacred

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Decrepit

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Worn out

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Condolence

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Expression of sympathy

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Deride

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Laugh at with contempt

Mock

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Ingenuous

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Innocent

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Multifarious

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Having great variety

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Obsolete

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Out of date, no longer in use

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Omnivorous

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Eating every kind of food

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Quandary

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A state of doubt

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Recalcitrant

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Resisting authority

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Parsimonious

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Poor, small

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Revel

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To take in great pleasure

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Stultify

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To make Cripple

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Reprisal

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Revenge

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Suave

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Pleasing to the senses

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Allocate

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To distribute

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Ardent

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Impassioned

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Assiduous

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Diligent

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Brash

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Rash

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Capricious

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Passing fancies

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Chastise

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To inflict physical punishment

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Copious

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Wordy

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Deviate

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To turn aside

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Emaciated

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Unnaturally thin

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Exult

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To rejoice greatly

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Gnarled

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Lumpy

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Inkling

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A hint

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Limpid

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Clear

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Indemnity

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A payment for damage or loss

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Omnipotent

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Almighty

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Palatable

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Agreeable to the taste or ones sensibilities

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Poignant

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Deeply affecting

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Rancor

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ill- will

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Sophomoric

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Immature and over confident

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Spontaneous

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Not planned in advance