More Vocab Flashcards
1
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Chagrin
A
Keen feeling of mental unease
2
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Meliorate
A
To make better or improve
3
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Undermine
A
To weaken; injure; destroy
4
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Promulgate
A
To promote or make widely known
5
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Obloquy
A
Strong public criticism or verbal abuse; disgrace
6
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Recompense
A
To compensate
7
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Diaphanous
A
Light, delicate, translucent
8
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Inimical
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Tending to obstruct or harm; unfriendly; hostile
9
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Pernicious
A
Having a harmful effect in a gradual or subtle way
10
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Benign
A
Having a kind disposition; gentleness
11
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Contumacious
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Stubbornly or willfully disobedient
12
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Endemic
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Characteristic of a specific people or place
13
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Irresolute
A
Uncertain
14
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Seditious
A
Action promoting rebellion
15
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Cabal
A
Group of people united in a plot
