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Part 3 Flashcards

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austrere

(aw-STEER)

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adj. showing self-control when it comes to foreging luxuries; stern in manner and appearance
* austere —-> stern

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avaricious

(a-vuh-RIH-shus)

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adj. greedy
* visious and avaricious

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frugal

(FROO-gul)

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adj. careful with money; not prodigital or wasteful
* few money spent when fugal.

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mercenary

(MUR-suh-nehr-ee)

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adj. thinking only fo money-making
* me in mercenary indicates self.

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miserly

(MY-zur-lee)

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adj. careful with how money is spent
* miserly is often used in a negative way. think miserable or unhappy.

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parsimonious

(par-suh-MOE-nee-us)

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adj. overly careful with how money and reasources are spent
* someone is parsimonious when they make money and put it in their purse

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penurious

(puh-NOOR-ee-us)

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adj. relating to great poverty
* penny

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thrifty

(THRIF-tee)

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adj. showing care with how money and resouces are spent or used
* being thrifty is often beneficial: “It’s nifty to be thrifty!”

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adversity

(ad-VUR-suh-tee)

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n. great trouble or difficulty

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conflagration

(kahn-fluh-GRAY-shun)

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n. a great fire, an inferno (underworld)
* GREY!!!! —–> unhappy

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confounding

(kun-FOUN-ding)

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adj. puzzling; baffling
* a slant rhyme can be “confusing”

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cryptic

(KRIP-tik)

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adj. hidden; hard to understand
* crypt means cave. cave writings are pretty confusing.

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debacle

(dee-BAH-kul)

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n. a terrible failure or breakdown

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enigma

(eh-NIG-muh)

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n. a riddle or mystery

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labyrinth

(LA-buh-rinth)

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n.a maze from which it is very hard to free oneself

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precarious

(prih-CARE-ee-us)

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adj. dangerous or risky; uncertain

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quagmire

(KWAG-my-ur)

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n. a difficult or troubling situation; a swampy ground
* mires are soggy, wet ground and is hard to get out of.

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quandary

(KWAN-duh-ree)

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n. a confusing or puzzling situation

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turbulence

(TUR-byoo-luns)

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n. great unrest; turmoil or disorder
* turning situation

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turmoil

(TUR-moyl)

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baneful

(BANE-ful)

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adj. causing ruin; harmful; pernicious

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deleterious

(deh-luh-TI-ree-us)

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adj. harmful to one’s hearth or overall welfare
* imagine something so powerful that it can delete its victum

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detrimental

(deh-truh-MEN-tl)

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adj. harmful

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devious

(DEE-vee-us)

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adj. dishonest or deceptive; tricky
* devil

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iniquitous

(in-NIH-kwuh-tus)

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adj. showing lack of fairness; wicked; vicious

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malicious

(mul-LIH-shus)

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adj. intending th hurt or harm another
* mal- means bad in latin

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nefarious

(nih-FEHR-ee-us)

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adj. very mearn and wicked

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odious

(OH-dee-us)

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adj. revolting in a disgusting way; evil

29
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ominous

(AH-muh-nus)

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adj. pertaining to an evil omen; foreboding

30
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pernicious

(puhr-NI-shus)

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adj. very destructive or harmful
* peril

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rancorous

(RANG-kuh-rus)

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adj. deeply gateful or spiteful

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virulent

(VIHR-uh-lunt)

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adj. extremely poisonous, deadly, full of spiteful hatred
* viruses can be deadly

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berate

(bih-RATE)

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vb. to scold in a harsh tone

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carp

(KARP)

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vb. to find fault; to be critical
* a “carping carp” finding fault in the murky waters

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castigate

(KAS-tuh-gate)

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vb. to scold or punish severely
* punishing someone by casting a gate on top of them would be severe

36
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censure

(SEN-shur)

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vb. to criticize strongly

37
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chastise

(chas-TIZE)

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vb. to punish or scold harshly

38
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deprecate

(DE-prih-kayt)

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vb. to show mild disapproval

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deride

(dih-RIDE)

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vb. to ridicule or make fun of; to scoff at

  • ridicule
  • to ride on someting can be mocking
40
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impugn

(in-PYOON)

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vb. to oppose or attack someone or something as false or refutable
* pugnatious to attack

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rebuff

(rih-BUF)

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vb. to snub; to bluntly refuse
* to buff off the request

42
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rebuke

(rih-BYOOK)

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vb. to scold sharply

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reprove

(rih-PROOV)

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vb. to speak to in a disapproving manner; to scold

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unbraid

(up-BRAYD)

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vb. to scold bitterly

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