Derivatives #101-125 Flashcards
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morbid
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(adj) gruesome, grisly, gloomy
2
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altercation
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(n) a heated or angry dispute
3
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timorous
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(adj) full of fear, timid
4
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impervious
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(adj) impermeable, unsusceptible
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trivial
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(adj) of little value or importance
6
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voluptuous
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(adj) full of pleasure, shapely, full-figured
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corroborate
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(v) to strengthen, to lend proof of, to confirm
8
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precipice
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(n) a cliff or ledge; a steep slope; a situation of great peril
9
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Demise
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Sent down, ruin, collapse
10
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Assent
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To agree, Agreement
11
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Presentiment
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A before feeling, foreshadowing
12
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Matrilineal
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Descending from the mother
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Acerbity
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Fierceness, sharpness, bitterness
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Exacerbate
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To make bitter, sharp or fierce, to increase the severity of
15
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Insignia
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A distinguishing sign, mark, or emblem
