Part 6 Flashcards by xavier Ramirez

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Affluent

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Rich

-Adjective

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Feasible

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Possible

-Adjective

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Discern

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Perceive

-Verb

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Sally

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Suddenly rush forward

-Verb

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Consternation

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Dismay

-Noun

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I’m from Missouri

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A skeptic, one who is not easily convinced

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Precocious

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Reaching maturity early

-Adjective

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Perfunctory

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Done without care, superficial

-Adjective

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Chagrin

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Feeling of disappointment, humiliation

-Noun

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Perverse

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Contrary, persistent in error

-Adjective

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Deride

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To ridicule, scoff at

-Verb

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Red letter day

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Day of happiness, time for rejoicing

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Disparage

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To discrete, belittle

-Verb

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Laudable

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Praiseworthy

-Adjective

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Fiasco

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Complete failure

-Noun

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Masticate

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To chew up

-Verb

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Eschew

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Avoid

-Verb

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To let sleeping dogs lie

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To let well enough alone, to avoid stirring up old hostilities

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Quell

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To put an end to

-Verb

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Voluble

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Talkative

-Adjective

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Confidant

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One to whom you confide your secrets

-Noun

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Obsolescence

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Process of wearing out

-Verb

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Dubious

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Doubtful

-Adjective

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Thumb’s down

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Signal of rejection