Lesson 15 Flashcards
1
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Abridge
A
To shorten in duration or extent; to diminish
2
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Animosity
A
Intense ill will
3
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Auspicious
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Favorable, promising
4
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Beleaguer
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To surround with an army
5
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Confidant
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A person to whom secrets are told
6
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Constitution
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- One of the parts that make up a whole
2. A voter represented by a particular office
7
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Iniquitous
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Unjust; wicked
8
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Inure
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To adjust to and accept unpleasant and undesirable conditions
9
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Inveigh
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To complain or protest strongly
10
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Predecessor
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A person or thing that has held a position of office before another
11
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Sabotage
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Acts that intentionally damage, hinder, or seek to discredit
12
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Sadistic
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Taking pleasure in causing plain
13
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Scathing
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Harshly critical
14
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Transpire
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To become apparent; to come to light
To happen or occur
15
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Abominate
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To hate or loathe intensely
Disagreeable or unpleasant
