Quiz On 11/4/13 Flashcards by Alyssa Fogliani | Brainscape

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Augur

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Prophesize

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Adamant

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Inflexible ; unyielding

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Ameliorate

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To improve

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Base

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Low; unworthy

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Beguile

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To deceive

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Blasphemy

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Showing disrespect for something scared

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Confound

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To cause one to become confused

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Contentious

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Quarrelsome

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Calamity

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Serious event that causes stress

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Credulous

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Gullible

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Calumny

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Making false and slanderous statements

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Placid

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Calm

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Inept

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Clumsy; awkward

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gaunt

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Extremely thin

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Sublime

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Awe inspiring

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Quail

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To draw back in fear

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Canny

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Clever; cautious

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Fathom

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Understand

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Contiguous

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Next to; touching

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Heretic

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A person who goes against an accepted belief