G.E. vocab 2 Flashcards

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make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

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Divulge

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turn away from by persuasion

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Dissuade

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express criticism towards

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Reproach

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A rebellious manner

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Contumaciously

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A feeling a righteous manner

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Indignation

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Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

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Exonerate

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Profound scholarly knowledge

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Erudition

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Mentally acute or penetratingly discerning

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Perspicacious

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Deserving of contempt or scorn

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Contemptible

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Expressing extreme scorn

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Contemptuous

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determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason

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Capricious

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feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

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Penitent

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in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree

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Ignominiously

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marked by refinement in taste and manners

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Genteel

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a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

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Rumination

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