Fab Vocab 51-75 Flashcards

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Squalid

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mean, poor, dirty

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diatribe

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prolonged discussion, abusive speech

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dishabille

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the state of being carelessly or partially dressed

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missive

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a written message; a letter

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omnipresent

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present in all places at the same time

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edification

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improvement or instruction

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staid

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dignified, sober, sedate

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traduce

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to vilify

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dilatory

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delaying tardy, slow in doing things

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crux

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an essential point requiring resolution or resolving an outcome

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anathema

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under a solemn ban or curse, usually by ecclesiastical authority

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multifarious

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having great diversity or variety

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pugnacious

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combative or quarrelsome

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reverie

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dream, musing, state of being lost in thought

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rebarbative

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tending to irritate; repellent

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malign

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to speak evil of, to defame, to slander

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Writhe

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to make twisting or turning movements; contort the body, as in agony, squirm

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desideratum

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something wanted or needed, a desire

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desutude

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state of disuse, uselessness

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euphonious

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pleasing or sweet in sound, smooth-sounding

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trepidation

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trembling agitation or fear

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trenchant

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cutting; incisive, or having a sharp point

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truncate

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cut off; shortened

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truculent

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displaying fierceness; savage; cruel; defiant

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turbid

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cloudy, disturbed, muddy