List 1 Flashcards by Michelle Giraldo | Brainscape

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destitute

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lacking; without resources

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bewail

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to express deep regret or sorrow

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detract

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to take away

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emancipate

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to set free from slavery; liberate

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extol

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to praise highly

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flamboyant

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excessively showy

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impetus

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anything that causes action

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insuperable

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incapable of being defeated

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intermittent

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not continuous

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maxim

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rule or truth; a short saying

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obligatory

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required or demanded

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plumb

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to measure the depth of water; to reach deepest part of; to solve

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vagabond

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a wanderer

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visage

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a face

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wheedle

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to coax; to gain

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