New Vocab- List 6 Flashcards by maddie Killeen

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broach

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start to discuss, approach

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deference

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respect

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esoteric

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obscure and difficult to understand

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hoary

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old

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lavish

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on a grand scale, wasteful

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obtuse

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mentally dull

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portent

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a warning sign, omen

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revere

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worship

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tome

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large book

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advocate

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support

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brusque

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blunt, abrupt

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defoliate

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cause leaves to fall off

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espouse

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promote, take-up, support

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hone

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sharpen, increase, whet

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lax

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careless, not strict

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obviate

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avoid, make unnecessary

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poseur

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someone who puts on an act

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riddled

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full of (usually holes)

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torpid

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inactive, lazy, stagnant

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aesthetic

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concerning art or beauty

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bulwark

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fortification, barricade, wall

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defunct

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no longer in existence

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etymology

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the study of word origins

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hyperbole

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grossly exaggerated speech

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legend

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a key to a map, myth or story

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odious

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hateful

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posterity

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future generations

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rife

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common

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torpor

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dormancy, sluggishness, inactivity

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affable

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friendly, social, easygoing