Chapter4 Flashcards

1
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Casually

A

In a relax and informal way

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2
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Cumbrous

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Cumbersome

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3
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Fulsome

A

Complimenting or flattering in an excessive degree

Large size or quantity

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4
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Stultified

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Cause to lose enthusiasm

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5
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Spineless

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Lacking resolution and weak

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6
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Hecklers

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A person who interrupts another person giving speech with negative comments

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7
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Craven

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Cowardly

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8
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Budge

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To change an opinion

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9
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Milieu

A

A persons social environment

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10
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Belabor

A

Argue or elaborate

Attack or assault

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11
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Brash

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Rude and overbearing

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12
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Smothered

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Kill or extinguish with fire

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13
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Mantra

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A word or sound repeated to aid concentration

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14
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Objurgate

A

Rebuke severely

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15
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Romanticized

A

Make seem better than it really is

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16
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Slight

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To insult

17
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Schmooze

A

Talk intimately and cozily

Gossip

18
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Scheming

A

Making secret plan

19
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Muckraking

A

Act of searching and publicizing scandalous information about famous people

20
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Hobnob

A

Mix socially especially with those of high status

21
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Annex

A

Add something

22
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Heresy

A

Believe of something that is not orthodox

23
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Reversion

A

To return to previous state

24
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Litany

A

A long and tedious account of something

25
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Cavil

A

Make petty or unnecessary suggestions

26
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Doting

A

Extremely fond of someone

27
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Carping

A

Difficult to please

28
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Agog

A

Very eager or curious to hear or see something

29
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Probity

A

Having strong moral principle

30
Q

Probe

A

Examination of something

31
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Stigmatize

A

Worthy of disgrace or disapproval