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English II Vocab Words Flashcards

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Odious (adj)

A

Hateful, evil or vile

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Odyssey (n)

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A long, difficult, journey

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Ogle (v)

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To share at in a disrespectful way

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Opaque (adj)

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Difficult to see through, unclear or dark

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Oust (v)

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To eject, banish or expel

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Permeate (v)

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To spread or seep through; to penetrate or pervade

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Peruse (v)

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To study or read over leisurly

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Pique (v)

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To hurt or appease

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Placate (v)

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To soothe or appease

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Plausible (adj)

A

Believable

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Poignant (adj)

A

Emotionally moving

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Preclude (v)

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To make impossible or to shut out

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Pretentious (adj)

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Quaint

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Quell (v)

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To put an end to or to calm

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Quintessential (adj)

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The most perfect example

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Raucous (adj)

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Boisterous, harsh sounding, noisy and disorderly

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Reciprocal (adj)

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Mutual, interchangeable or shared

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Reprehensible (adj)

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Deserving of blame

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Rescind (v)

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To cancel, take back or repeal

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Resilient (adj)

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An ability to recover from or adjust easily

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Sardonic (adj)

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Disdainful or mocking

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Scintillate (v)

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To sparkle, to gleam, to be animated or brilliant

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Stoic (adj)

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Indifferent to pleasure or pain; showing no emotion

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Stymie (v)

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To get in the way of; to hinder or block

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Succinct (adj)

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Concise, clearly expressed with few words

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Tedious (adj)

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Boring or tiresome

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Thwart (v)

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To prevent from being accomplished, to frustrate or hinder

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Tirade (n)

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A long and angry speech

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Tout (v)

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To brag publicly or praise highly

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Trite (adj)

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Unoriginal, overused, cliched, or very common

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Trivial (adj)

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Unimportant or insignificant

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Vapid (adj)

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Tasteless, or very dull

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Vehement (adj)

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Intense, forceful or marked by strong feelings

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Verbose (adj)

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Wordy

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Viable (adj)

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Able to succeed, capable of living and growing

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Vilify (v)

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To defame, to slander, to blacken the character

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Vivacious (adj)

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Lively and spirited

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Zealot (n)

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A person with great enthusiasm for something or a commitment to a cause

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Zenith (n)

A

The highest point

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Abscond (v)

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To leave quickly and secretively

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Accolade (n)

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Award or honor, high praise

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Acquit (v)

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To find guilty

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Aggrieve (v)

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To distress or mistreat

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Ameliorate (v)

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To make better, to ease or improve

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Behemoth (n)

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Something that is enormous or monstrous in size and power

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Besmirch (v)

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To stain or soil (commonly referring to a reputation)

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Calumny (n)

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Slander, deliberate false statements

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Capricious (adj)

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Whimsical, fanciful or impulseive

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Clout (n)

A

Influence or a forceful blow

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Compunction (n)

A

Remorse, feeling uneasy after having done something

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Contentious (adj)

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Argumentative over a point; quarrelsome

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Covet (v)

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To wish for with envy

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Debacle (n)

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A disaster or violent breakdown

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Dissipate (v)

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To break up or to squander

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Ennui (n)

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Boredom, listlessness, lack of intrest

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