Part 3 Flashcards by xavier Ramirez

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Loathe

A

To hate

-Verb

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Reprimand

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To show sharp disapproval

-Verb

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Lackluster

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Dull

-Adjective

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Caustic

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Sarcastic, biting

-Adjective

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Wrest

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To take buy force

-Verb

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Crocodiles tears

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Insincere tears

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Infamous

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Having a bad reputation

-Adjective

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Jostle

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To shove hard

-Verb

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Dupe

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A person easily tricked

-Noun

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Incipient

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Just beginning to exist

-Adjective

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Inadvertent

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Heedless, not attentive

-Adjective

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To carry the day

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To win the approval of the majority

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Ominous

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Threatening

-Adjective

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Tremulous

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Quivering

-Adjective

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Repudiate

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To reject, decline

-Verb

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Cessation

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A stopping

-Noun

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Bristle

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Stiffen with fear or anger

-Verb

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Skid row

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Disreputable part of time, inhabited by derelict and people on the skid

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Euphemism

A

A less offensive term

-Noun

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Mundane

A

Worldly

-Adjective

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Incongruous

A

Inappropriate

-Adjective

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Condolence

A

Pity

-Adjective

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Stipulate

A

To specify a condition

-Verb

Q

To go up in smoke

A

To come to no practical result