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Mid term vocab a-e Flashcards

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abrogate

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cancel deny

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acclamation

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Shout of welcome or approval

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acquisitive

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(adj.) able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property

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acuity

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(n.) sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses

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aesthetic

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pertaining to beauty

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allay

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(v.) to calm or pacify, set to rest; to lessen or relieve

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allege

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to assert without proof or confirmation

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ambient

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(adj.) completely surrounding, encompassing

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arrant

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adj.) thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant

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askance

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(adv.) with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval

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asperity

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(n.) roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness

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atrophy

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n.) the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure; (v.) to waste away

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attenuate

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(v.) to make thin or slender; to weaken or lessen in force, intensity, or value

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avid

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desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager

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badinage

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light and playful conversation

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belabor

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v.) to work on excessively; to thrash soundly

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Benign

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kind and gentle

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bestiale

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savage; brutal

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cabal

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a secret group seeking to overturn something

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calumniate

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(v.) to slander; to accuse falsely and maliciously

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cavil

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To complain and criticize

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cavort

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to prance around

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celerity

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swiftness, rapidity of motion or action

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Charlatan

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Cheater

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collusion

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secret agreement or cooperation

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complicity

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Involvement in wrongdoing the state of being an accomplice

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conciliate

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To overcome the distrust of,win over;to appease,pacify;to reconcile, make consistent

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concord

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a state of agreement,harmony,enmity,treaty,pact,covenant

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congeal

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to change from a liquid to solid; thicken

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consummate

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Complete or perfect n the highest degree to bring to a state of completion or perfection

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convivial

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festive,sociable,having fun together

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coterie

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A circle of acquaintances,a close-knit group of people

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counterpart

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A person or thing closely resembling or corresponding to another;complement

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credence

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Belief,mental acceptance

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decimate

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to kill or destroy a large part of

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decry

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to condemn express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate

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defunct

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no longer existing or functioning

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demur

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to object or take exception

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deprecate

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to express mild disapproval to belittle

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derelict

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someone or something that is abandoned or neglected; (adj.) left abandoned; neglectful of duty

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detritus

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loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction

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devious

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straying or wandering from a straight or direct course; done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way

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dilettante

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one who merely dabbles in an art or a science

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disarray

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(n.) disorder, confusion; (v.) to throw into disorder

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discomit

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to embarrass and confuse

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dissembling

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conceal one’s true motives, feelings, or beliefs

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distraught

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(adj.) very much agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict

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eclectic

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choosing from various sources

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embellish

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(v.) to decorate, adorn, touch up; to improve by adding details

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emulation

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effort or desire to equal or excel others

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ephemeral

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short-lived

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equity

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a condition in which people receive from a relationship in proportion to what they give to it

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eschew

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to avoid, shun, keep away from

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espouse

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(v.) to take up and support; to become attached to, adopt; to marry

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evince

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to show clearly

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exacerbate

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to make worse

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exhume

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To remove from grave to bring to light

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exigency

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urgency pressure urgent demand

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Burnish

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to polish

Vocabulary Workshop Level G (16 decks)

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