English Voc 6 Flashcards

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Advocate

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to plead in favor of: one who defends a course; one who pleads the cause of another;(N) a lawyer

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Aesthetic

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artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful

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Blighted

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suffering from a disease; destroyed; marred

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Deploy

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to position, to arrange, to utilize; to spread out

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Depravity

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corruption, wickedness

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Emaciated

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made unnaturally thin

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Eminent

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famous, outstanding, distinguished; projecting

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Flagrant

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conspicuously bad; glaring; disagreeable or unpleasant

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Guile

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deceit; duplicity; double- dealing

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Insane

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without contents; empty; void of sense or significance; silly, foolish

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Inaugurate

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to start; initiate; install in office

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Incite

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to arouse to action

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Megalomania

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a delusion marked by a feeling of power, wealth, talent,etc, far in excess of reality

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Nirvana

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oblivion to car, pain, or external reality

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Perfunctory

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superficial: not through

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Perturbation

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agitation; anxiety; nervousness

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Rebuttal

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refutation; response with contrary evidence; an agreement against

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Rectify

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correct

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Satirical

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mocking; making fun of

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Tenacious

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holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent; stubborn