List 8 Flashcards by William An | Brainscape

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Exasperate

A

To vex, irritate

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Ewe

A

A female sheep

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Exacerbate

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To worsen

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Excoriate

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To scold with bitter harshness

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Execrable

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Egregious, very bad

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Exegesis

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Explanation, interpretation, especially of a biblical text. An exegesis

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Exhilarating

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Invigorating, refreshing

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Exhume

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To dig out of the ground, remove from grave

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Exigency

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An urgent situation

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Exodus

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Departure

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Pundit

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Authority on a subject

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Purchase

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Firm grasp or footing

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Purveyor

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Furnished of foodstuffs

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Quaff

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To drink with relish

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Quandary

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A dilemma

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Queasy

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Easily nauseated

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Querulous

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Fretful, whining. The motherfucking querulous kids need to shit the fuck up.

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Squalor

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Filth, degradation

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Stagnant

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Motionless, stale

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Staid

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Sober, sedate

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Stalwart

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Strong, brawny

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Steep

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To soak, saturate

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Stifle

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To suppress

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Stilted

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Bombastic, inflated

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Stint

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A supply, allotted amount

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Stint

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To be thrifty, set limits

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Stipulate

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To specify

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Stodgy

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Stuffy, boringly conservative

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Stoic

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Impassive, unmoved by joy or grief

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Stoke

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To stir up a fire

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Stolid

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Dull, unimaginative

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Scabbard

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Sheath for sword

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Scad

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A great quantity

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Scaffold

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Temporary platform for workers

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Scamp

A

A Rascal

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Scanty

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Meager, insufficient

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Scintillate

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To sparkle, flash

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Scruple

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To fret about, hesitate, for ethical reasons

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Scrupulous

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Conscientious, extremely thorough

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Scuffle

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To struggle confusedly

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Scurvy

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Despicable, contemptible

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Scuttle

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To scurry, run along

Or

To sink, flounder

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Seamy

A

Sordid, unwholesome

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Sectarian

A

Relating to a religious faction or subgroup