Chapter 8 Vocab Flashcards
1
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Revel
A
To take great pleasure in; a wild celebration
2
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Commend
A
To praise, express approval
3
Q
Apathy
A
A lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
4
Q
Stultify
A
To make an effective or useless, to cripple
5
Q
Obsolete
A
Out of date, no longer in use
6
Q
Consecrate
A
To make sacred
7
Q
Ingenuous
A
Innocent, simple
8
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Multifarious
A
Having great variety
9
Q
Decrepit
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Old and feeble; worn out, ruined
10
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Reprisal
A
Retaliation, revenge
11
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Condolence
A
An expression of sympathy
12
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Sauve
A
Smoothly agreeable or polite
13
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Animosity
A
Strong dislike
14
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Quandary
A
In a state of perplexity or doubt
15
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Recalcitrant
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Stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority
16
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Parsimonious
A
Stingy, frugal
17
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Omnivorous
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Eating every kind of food
18
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Apprehensive
A
Fearful or anxious, especially about the future
19
Q
Compatible
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Able to get along or work well together
20
Q
Deride
A
To ridicule, to mock
