New Vocab - List 1 Flashcards by maddie Killeen | Brainscape

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abhor

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hate

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bigot

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narrow minded, prejudiced person

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enfranchise

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give voting rights

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hamper

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hinder, obstruct

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noxious

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harmful, poisonous, lethal

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placid

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calm. peaceful

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remuneration

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payment for work done

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talisman

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lucky charm

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abrasive

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rough, course, harsh

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bilk

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cheat, defraud

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covert

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hidden, uncover

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engender

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to cause, produce

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knotty

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difficult to solve, complex

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nuance

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something subtle

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renown

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fame

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tangent

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going off a main subject

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abasement

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humiliation, degradation

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billowing

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swelling, fluttering, waving

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cower

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recoil in fear or servility, shrink away from

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harangue

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noisy, attacking speech

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replete

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full

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tangible

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can be touched

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abrogate

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cancel, deny, repeal

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blasphemy

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speech with offending religious sentiments

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credible

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believable

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enigma

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puzzle, mystery

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harbingers

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indicators, bringers of warnings

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labyrinthine

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complicated, highly convoluted

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plaudit

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statement giving strong praise

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reprehensible

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shameful, very bad