much ado vocabulary Flashcards

1
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having or displaying a friendly and pleasant
manner

A

amiable

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2
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showing, feeling, or relating to sexual desire

A

amorous

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3
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appropriate or suitable in the circumstances,
quick to learn

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apt

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4
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to ask (someone) urgently and fervently to
do something; implore; entreat.

A

beseech

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5
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to confer or present an honor, right, or gift

A

bestow

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6
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to express severe disapproval of someone or
something, typically in a formal statement

A

censure

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7
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a hindrance or obstruction in doing
something

A

impediment

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8
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to interfere in or busy oneself with something
that is not one’s concern

A

meddle

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9
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amusement, especially as expressed in
laughter

A

mirth

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10
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to cause (someone) to feel embarrassed,
ashamed, or humiliated

A

mortify

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11
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to make appropriate return for a favor,
service, or wrongdoing

A

requite

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12
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a religious or other solemn ceremony or act

A

rite

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13
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the action or crime of making a false spoken
statement damaging to a person’s reputation

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slander

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14
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to infringe or go beyond the bounds of (a
moral principle or other established standard
of behavior)

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transgress

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