English Lit Vocab 1 Flashcards
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dour
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sullen, gloomy
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Adulterate
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to debase or make impure by adding inferior materials or elements, use cheaper, inferior, or less desirable goods in the production of (any professedly genuine article)
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insidious
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intended to entrap or beguile
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stolid
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not easily stirred or move mentally
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ambidextrous
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able to use both hands equally well
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fortitude
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mental and emotional strength in facing difficultly, adversity, anger, or temptation
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intimation
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the act of intimating, or making known indirectly
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tentative
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of the nature of or made or done as a trial , experiment, or attempt
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augment
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to make larger, enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent
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gape
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to stare with open mouth, as in wonder
