Lesson 7 Flashcards
1
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abhor
A
to regard with extreme repugnance; to detest utterly; to loathe
2
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accolade
A
praise; an award
3
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ascetic
A
one who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation; absent of luxury
4
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bequeath
A
to hand down, to give or to leave in a will
5
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charlatan
A
one who claims to know something that he does not; a quack
6
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conflagration
A
a large fire
7
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dearth
A
a lack; a scarcity
8
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diffidence
A
shyness, reserve, unassertiveness
9
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effervescent
A
showing high spirits
10
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ethereal
A
heavenly, unusually delicate, light, intangible
11
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expunge
A
to remove, to erase
12
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guile
A
deceitfulness, duplicity
13
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implausible
A
not believable
14
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incongruity
A
nonconformity, disagreement, incompatibility
15
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insularity
A
qualities of an island; narrow-mindedness of opinion
