Part 4 Flashcards

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Alacrity

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Briskness, lively action

-Noun

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Disdain

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Contempt

-Noun

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Belligerent

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Warlike

-Adjective

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Intimidate

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To overawe

-Verb

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Feint

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A false attack

-Noun

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To throw down the gauntlet

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To challenge someone

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Pugnacious

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Quarrelsome

-Adjective

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Promulgate

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To make known officially

-Verb

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Brash

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Impudent

-Adjective

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Scoff

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To sneer at

-Verb

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Belittle

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To make seem less important

-Verb

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12
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Feeling no pain

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Drunk

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Tangible

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Having actual form

-Adjective

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Lacerations

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Jagged wound

-Noun

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Castigate

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To correct by punishing

-Verb

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Sordid

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Dirty, base

-Adjective

17
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Octogenarian

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Person in his eighties

-Noun

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Hobson’s choice

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To have no choice at all

19
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Solace

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Easing of grief

-Noun

20
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Aspirant

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Candidate for a high position

-Noun

21
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Dregs

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Most worthless part

-Noun

22
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Frenzy

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Wild fit

-Noun

23
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Scurrilous

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Coarse

-Adjective

24
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To rule the roost

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To be in charge, to be master