English- Vocab 2 Flashcards by Jilly Penfield | Brainscape

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Fortitude

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Noun courage in facing difficulties

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Dour

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Adj stern and gloomy

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Gibes

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N insults

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Guise

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N a disguise mask cover

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Insidious

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Adj sly deceptive evil

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Opulent

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Adj wealthy and luxurious (lifestyle)

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Reiterate

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Verb repeat to say again

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Unkempt

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Adj messy unpolished

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Verbatim

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Adv word for word

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Averse

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Adj opposed unwilling having a strong distaste

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Belligerent

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Adj inclined to fighting aggressive

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Benevolent

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Adj charitable

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Extol

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Verb to praise extravagantly

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Retrogress

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Verb to move back word return to an earlier condition

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Tepid

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Adj lukewarm unenthusiastic

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Drivel

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Noun foolish talk or thinking

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Ameliorate

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Verb to improve or make better

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Occult

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Noun matters involving the supernatural

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Stringent

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Adj strict

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Conjecture

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Noun a guess

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Cliché

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An overused phrase, expression or situation

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Climax

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The turning point in the story

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Connotation

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Attitudes and feelings associated with a word

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Denotation

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Dictionary definition of a word

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Diction

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Choice of words