Chapter 6 Flashcards

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Precocious

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Reaching maturity early

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Perfunctory

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Done without care

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Chagrin

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Feeling of disappointment, humiliation

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Perverse

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Contrary, persisting in error

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Deride

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To ridicule, scoff at

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Disparage

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To discredit, belittle

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Laudable

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Praiseworthy

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Fiasco

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Complete failure

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Masticate

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To chew up

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Eschew

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Avoid

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Quell

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Put an end to

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Voluble

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Talkable

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13
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Confidant(e)

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One to whom you confide your secrets

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Obsolescence

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Process of wearing out

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Dubious

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Doubtful

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