LEsson 23 Flashcards by Lauren Menard

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ALLAY:

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To reduce in intensity; relieve

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APOCRYPHAL:

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Of doubtful authenticity

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AXIOM

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A maxim or statement accepted as true

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BUMPTIOUS

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Loudly self-assertive

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CHURLISH

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Rude; uncouth; surly

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CONTEMPT:

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Disdain; scorn; loathing

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DECADENCE

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Moral or cultural decay

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DEVOID

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Lacking

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DOGMATIC

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Asserting or imposing opinions; adhering strictly to a dogma

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ENHANCE:

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To improve

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EXEMPLIFY:

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To illustrate by example; to serve as an example

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FLAMBOYANT:

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Marked by colorful display; showy

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HACKNEYED:

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Made trite or commonplace by overuse

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IMPERIOUS:

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Lofty; domineering

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INDOMITABLE

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Incapable of being subdued; unconquerable

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IRASCIBLE:

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Easily angered; hot-tempered, irritable

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LOQUACIOUS:

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Talkative

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NEBULOUS:

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Vague or indistinct; unclear

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OBTRUSIVE:

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Standing out; overly prominent

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PLATITUDE:

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A trite or commonplace remark

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PRODIGIOUS:

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Marvelous or amazing; enormous or profuse

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REBUFF

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To reject or repulse

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RESOLUTE:

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Firm of purpose; determined

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SAVORY:

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Pungently flavorful without sweetness; tasty

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STAGNANT:

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Sluggish; motionless; stale

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SURREPTITIOUS

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Done by stealth

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UNDERMINE

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To weaken secretly or subvert

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VERTIGINOUS:

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Dizzy-making; causing vertigo

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VIBRANT:

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Vibrating; pulsing with life or vigor; vivid