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Chapter 7 Vocabulary Terms Flashcards

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(adj.) in a state of entanglement

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afoul

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(adv.) apart

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asunder

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(v.) draw back; take back

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withdraw

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(v.) hold back

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withhold

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(v.) stand up against; resist

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withstand

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(prep.) despite

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notwithstanding

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(v.) surround

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beset

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(adv.) on a ship, train, bus, ect

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aboard

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(adv.) in the state of being at a distance
(adj.) withdrawn

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aloof

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(adv.) wrong

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amiss

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(v.) make dirty

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begrime

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(adj.) overtaken by darkness of night; intellectually or morally ignorant

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benighted

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(v.) cause to be or seem little or unimportant

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belittle

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(adv.) on the contrary

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contrariwise

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(adv.) in no way; not at all

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nowise

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(n.) real or dignity of an earl

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earldom

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(n.) state of being a martyr

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martyrdom

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(n.) those having the authority of officials

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officialdom

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(adj.) burdensome

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cumbersome

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(adj.) offensive because of obvious insincerity

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fulsome

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(adj.) easily flexed, limber, agile

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lissome

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(adj.) intrusive

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meddlesome

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(adj.) full of courage

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mettlesome

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(adj.) winsome

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noisome

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(adj.) winning; cheerful; merry

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winsome

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(n.) group of two

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twosome

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(n.) one whose only interest in their work is the pay

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hireling

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one who is thin from lack of food

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starveling

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a child or animal that is nursed

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suckling

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one who is a year old

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yearling

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a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy

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changeling

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infant found after being deserted by its unknown parents

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foundling

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a young goose

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gosling

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lad

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stripling

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(prep.) about; concerning; in respect to

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ament

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(adv.) soon

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anon

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a command; an order

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behest

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obligated; indebted

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beholden

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to be necessary or proper for

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behoove

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early

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betimes

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tract of wasteland

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heath

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to decrease

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wane

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grow

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wax

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in addition

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withal

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threads running from side to side in a woven fabric

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woof

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named; called

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yclept

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of a son or daughter

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filial

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childish; immature

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puerile

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of or like a bear

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ursine

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  1. rough
  2. tending to depress stock prices
  3. expecting a fall in stock prices
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bearish

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  1. obstinate
  2. tending to cause rises in stock prices
  3. expecting a rise in stock prices
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bullish

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resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive

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bovine

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stupid or foolish

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asinine

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of or like a fish

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pscine

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like a fox; crafty; cunning

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vulpine

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goatlike, especially in smell

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hircine

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embarrassed; timid

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sheepish

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refers to a sheep

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ovine

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of or like a wolf; ravenous

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lupine

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cheerful; optimistic

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sanguine

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involving or causing much bloodshed

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sanguinary

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to produce; to make happen

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beget

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to whip; to remove skin

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flay, fleece, excoriate

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lower oneself

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condescend

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to curse

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excrate

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to drink

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imbibe

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to lie

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prevaricate

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to make an unpleasant feeling less intense

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assuage

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to spit

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expectorate

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to steal

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peculate

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to sweat

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perspire

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to think over; ponder

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cogitate

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to sparkle

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scintillate

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to respect deeply

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venerate

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to surrender

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capitulate

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amusement, especially laughter

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mirth, hilarity

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a curse

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execration, malediction

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a large fire

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conflagration

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sky, heavens

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firmament

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name

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appellation

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public shame or disgrace

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ignominy

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smear

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vilification

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speed

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celerity

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strength

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impregnability

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theft

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larceny, peculation

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thread

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filament

English 12 VCB (3 decks)

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