Chapter 8 Vocab Flashcards by Douglas Shook | Brainscape

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deride

A

to ridicule; to mock

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censure

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to criticize sharply

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gambol

A

to frolic; to romp about playfully

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immolate

A

to kill someone as a sacrificial victim, usually by fire

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recondite

A

difficult to understand; profound

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martinet

A

a strict disciplinarian; taskmaster

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quagmire

A

a swamp; a difficult or inextricable situation

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gibe

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to scoff; to ridicule

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agape

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open-mouthed; surprised; agog

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carcinogen

A

causing cancer

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olfactory

A

pertaining to smell

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imperious

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domineering; haughty

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grotesque

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absurd; distorted

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neologism

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a new word or expression

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hackneyed

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commonplace; overused

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ive

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relating to or tending to

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ced and cess

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to yield, to stop, to go

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pro

A

for

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ante, pre

A

before

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trans

A

across, through

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mot

A

to move