ELA Vocab List 3 Flashcards by Jessie Y | Brainscape

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Bristle

A

To have one’s hair stand up

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Caustic

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Stinging

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Cessation

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A pause

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Condolence

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Expression of sympathy

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Dupe

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Easily fooled person

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Euphemism

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Saying something in a less direct way

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Inadvertent

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Due to an oversight, negligent

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Incipient

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Just starting

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Incongruous

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Having inconsistent elements

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Infamous

A

evil

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Jostle

A

To push, elbow

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Lackluster

A

lacking brightness

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Loathe

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to despise

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Mundane

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lacking excitement

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Ominous

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Menacing

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Reprimand

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to scold severly

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Repudiate

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to disown, refuse to accept

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Stipulate

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to make a specific demand

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Tremulous

A

trembling

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Wrest

A

to seize

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Crocodile tears

A

hypocritical sympathy

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Carry the day

A

to win the honors

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Paint oneself into a corner

A

to limit one’s choice

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Go up in smoke

A

end fruitlessly