Core Vocab 156-205 (Affix) Flashcards
1
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Expunge
A
to erase; to destroy
2
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excise
A
to cut out or off from; to remove from a passage or sentence of text
3
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expurgate
A
to remove something considered unsuitable
4
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Extricate
A
to get out of a difficult situation or entanglement
5
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Exorbitant
A
unreasonably expensive
6
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repudiate
A
to refuse to accept
7
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reticent
A
holding back thoughts, feelings, and personal affairs; restrained or reserved
8
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rebuff
A
to reject ungraciously
9
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resurgent
A
rising again, sweeping or surging back
10
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deleterious
A
causing harm or damage
11
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decry
A
publicly denounce
12
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despondent
A
downcast
13
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morose
A
downcast and ill-tempered
14
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debunk
A
to put down by exposing false and exaggerated claims
15
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deride
A
to put down with contemptous jeering, to ridicule or laugh at
