Lesson 12 Vocab Flashcards

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Stanch

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To stop the flow of a liquid

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Solace

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Something that comforts or relieves

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Lucid

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Clearheaded; rational

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Destitute

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Living in complete poverty; poor; without bare necessities

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Furtive

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Sneaky; sly; not open

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Ostentatious

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Showy, flashy

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Exorbitant

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Excessive, beyond the usual

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Itinerant

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Traveling from place to place, not settled

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Pedant

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Person who shows off his knowledge in a boring way

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Intimate

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To hint; to suggest indirectly

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11
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Animosity

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ill will; hostility

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12
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Debilitate

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To make weak or feeble

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13
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Imperceptible

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In a manner that is barley noticeable

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14
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Enmity

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Hatred one feels toward an enemy

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Renounce

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To give up a claim, belief, practice, or pursuit

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