Chapter 5 (156-200) Flashcards by Phuong Bui

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EXPUNGE, EXCISE, EXPURGATE

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delete, remove

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ECCENTRIC

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an odd, unconventional person

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EXTRICATE

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to get out of a difficult situation

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EXEMPLARY

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outstanding

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ENUMERATE

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to list; to tick off

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ELUSIVE

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out of reach; difficult to catch

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EXORBITANT

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unreasonably expensive

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REPUDIATE, RECANT, RENOUNCE

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to take back; disavow

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REDUNDANT

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doing or saying something again and again

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RELINQUISH

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to give something back

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RESILIENT

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to bounce back

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REAFFIRM

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to assert again

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RETICENT

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to hold back one’s thoughts and feelings

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REBUFF

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to repel or drive back; to reject

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RENOVATE

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to make new again

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REJUVENATE

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to make young again

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RESURGENT

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to rise again; surge back

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DELETERIOUS

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harmful; injurious

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DESPONDENT; FORLORN

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feeling downcast; rejected

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DENOUNCE

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to speak against

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DEMISE

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the final ending of something; the downfall

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DEBUNK

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to put down by exposing false claims

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DERIDE

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to put down with contemptuous jeering

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DEVOID

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completely lacking in something

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IMPECCABLE

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faultless; perfect

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IMPLACABLE

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not capable of being appeased

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INEXORABLE

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relentless, unstoppable

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INCOHERENT

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lacking organization of logic

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INSURMOUNTABLE

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not capable of being overcome

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IRREVERENT

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lacking proper respect; disrespectful

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CIRCUMSPECT; PRUDENT

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cautious; careful

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CIRCUITOUS

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circular and therefor indirect

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CIRCUMVENT

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to avoid by artful maneuvering

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CIRCUMSCRIBE

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to narrowly restrict; to limit action; to draw a line around

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MAGNANIMOUS

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generous and forgiving

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ERRONEOUS

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filled with errors; wrong

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MOMENTOUS

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of great importance

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MELLIFLUOUS

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smooth and sweet flowing

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OMNIOUS

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threatening and menacing

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ACRIMONIOUS

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great bitterness

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COPIUS

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abundant; a great amount

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ABSTEMIOUS

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moderate in eating and drinking

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MALODOROUS

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foul smelling

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TEDIOUS

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boring and tiresome

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DECRY

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to express strong disapproval