English List 4 Flashcards by Madelene Williams | Brainscape

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Deprecate

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To express strong disapproval of

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Ebb

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To decline; diminish

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Guile

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Crafty deceit; cunning; dishonesty

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Indigent

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Poverty-stricken

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Paucity

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Scarcity; smallness in number or amount

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Taciturn

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Uncommunicative; habitually untalkative

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Tawdry

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Gaudy and cheap; vulgarly ornamental

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Urbane

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Polished; courteous, sophisticated

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Awe

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Solemn wonder

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Bitter

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Exhibiting strong animosity as a result of pain or grief

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Derisive

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Ridiculing, mocking

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Didactic

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Author attempts to educate or instruct the reader

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Fanciful

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Using the imagination

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Incredulous

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Skeptical; disbelieving

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Haughty

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Proud and vain to the point of arrogance

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Copious

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Abundant; plentiful