Finals Vocab Flashcards

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Ambidextrous

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Skillful in using both hands equally well

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Bereft

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Lacking something; deprived

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Replete

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Having more than is needed; abundance

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Deprived

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Doing without; not having that which is needed or wanted

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5
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Paraphrased

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Summarizing another’s words using your own words

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Verbatim

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Saying or writing something word-for-word; exactly as stated

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Belligerent

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Prone to fighting; quarrelsome

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8
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Squalid

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Extreme Poverty

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9
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Stately

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Formal; Upper class; Polished

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10
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Somber

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Very Serious

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Elated

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Abundant joy and happiness

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12
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Infinitesimal

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Extremely small

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13
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Copious

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An overabundance; having much more than needed

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14
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Malevolent

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Something evil or harmful; exhibiting ill will

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15
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Animosity

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Hatred or loathing for someone or something

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Surplus

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Dearth

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Not enough; scarcity

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Inept

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Having no skill; clumsy

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Deft

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Neatly Skillful

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Nadir

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The lowest point of a person’s fortune; bottom point

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Pinnacle

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The very top; most successful point; culmination

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Disheveled

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Askew

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Not in a straight or level position

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Chastise

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To admonish or scold

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Laud
To praise or extoll someone
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Redress
To remedy or to set right
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Quell
To put an end to, usually by force
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Repress
Subdue by force; restrain or inhibit
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Temerity
Excessive confidence or boldness
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Clemency
Mercy; Leniency
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Pungent
Having a sharp or strong smell
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Adhor
Excessive loathing or hatred
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Detest
To dislike intensely
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Solitude
The state of being alone or in a solitary place