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RBOC Vocabulary C Block Flashcards

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Adjacent

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  1. adj-next to or adjoining something else.

2. adj- (Geomentry) (of angles) having a common vertex and a common side.

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Adroitly

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adjective, having skill in the use of the hands or body; cleverly skillful

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Aghast

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adjective, shocked and upset.

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Audacious

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adjective

  1. showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks.
  2. showing an impudent lack of respect.
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Banshee

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noun-(In Irish folklore) a spirit in the form of a wailing woman who appears to or is heard by members of a family as a sign that one of them is about to die.

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Bludgeon

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  1. a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the other.
  2. to force into something; coerce; bully
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Charnel

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  1. Noun: a repository for dead bodies.

2. Adjective: of, like, or fit for a charnel; deathlike; sepulchral

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Deprecatory

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adjective

  1. of the nature of or expressing disapproval, protest, or depreciation.
  2. apologetic; making apology.
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Despondent

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Very sad and without hope (adjective)

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Din

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noun-a loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise.
verb-make (someone0learn or remember something by content repetition.
verb-make a loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise.

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Doleful

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adjective: sorrowful, mournful, or melancholy

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Dusk

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  1. noun-the state of period of partial darkness between day and night; the dark part of twilight.
  2. noun-partial darkness; shade.
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Ecstasy

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noun-an overwhelming feeling of great happiness or joyful excitement.

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Ethereal

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adjective

  1. light, airy or tenuous
  2. extremely delicate or refined
  3. Heavenly or celestial
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Extricate

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verb-to free someone or something from a constraint or difficulty.

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Fracas

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a nosiy, disorderly disturbance of fight; riotous brawl; uproar.

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Gesticulating (gesticulate)

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verb-(used without object), gesticulated, gesticulating.
1. to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
verb (used with an object) gesticulated, gesticulating.
2. to express by gesturing.

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Grotesque

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  1. adjective-comically or repulsively ugly or distorted.

2. noun-a very ugly or comically distorted figure, creature, or image.

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Harangue

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noun-a lengthy and aggressive speech.

verb-lecture (someone) at length in an aggressive and critical manner.

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Haversack

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noun: a bag with a single shoulder strap. Although similar to a backpack, the single shoulder strap differentiates this type from other backpacks.

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Imprecation

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  1. a spoken curse. (noun)
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Impudent

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  1. adjective-of, pertaining to, or characterized by impertinence or effrontery.
  2. shameless or brazenly immodest.
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Incessant

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adjective-continuing without pause or interruption.

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Jocular

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adjective-fond of or characterized by joking; humorous or playful.

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Jubilant

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adjective-joyful, triumphant, elated and rejoicing.

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Lugubrious

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adjective-mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner.

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Lurid

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  1. adjective-glowing through a haze, like a flame that shows through smoke.
  2. adjective-presented in vividly shocking or sensational terms, especially giving explicit details of crimes or sexual matters.
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Malediction

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noun-1. a curse 2. slander

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Peremptory

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adjective: imperative, commanding or having no opportunity for refusal; dictatorial.

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Perfunctorily

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adjective: 1. performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial; perfunctory courtesy.
2. done in a way that shows lack of interest, care, or enthusiasm; in an indifferent or apathetic way.

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Plaintive

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adjective: sounding sad and mournful

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Potent

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adjective-having great power of influence.

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Prodigal

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adjective
1. wastefully or recklessly extravagant; prodigal expenditure.
2. giving or yielding profusely; lavish (usual followed by of or with): prodigal of smiles; prodigal with money.
3. lavishly abundant; profuse; nature’s prodigal resources.
noun
4. a person who spends, or has spent, his or her money or substance with wasteful extravagance; spendthrift.

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Prodigious

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  1. adjective-a remarkably or impressively great in extent, size or degree.
  2. adjective-unnatural or abmormal.
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Prostrate

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verb:
1. to cast oneself face down on the gourd in humility, submission, or adoration.
2. to overthrow, overcome or reduce to helplessness.
adjective
1. submissive
2. utterly dejected or depressed; disconsolate.

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Reiterate

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  1. verb-to say or do again or repeatedly; repeat, often excessively.
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Rendezvous

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  1. n. an agreement to meet
  2. n. the meeting itself
  3. verb-to meet at a certain time and a certain place.
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Reproach

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verb (used with object)
1. to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
2. to upbraid.
3. to be a cause of blame of discredit to.
noun:
4. blame or censure conveyed in disapproval. a term of reproach
5. an expression of upbraiding, censure or reproof.
6. disgrace, discredit, or blame incurred: to bring reproach on one’s family
7. a cause or occasion of disgrace or discredit.
8. an object of scorn or contempt.

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Sagacious

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adjective: having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd.
adjective: keen of scent.

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Skirmish

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  1. Noun: an episode of irregular or unpremeditated fighting, especially between small or outlying parts of armies or fleets.
  2. Verb: engage in a skirmish.
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Stoical

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adjective-enduring pain and hardship without showing one’s feelings or complaining.

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Stout

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  1. adjective-bulky in figure; heavily built; corpulent; thickset; fat.
  2. noun-a dark, sweet brew made of roasted malt and having a higher percentage of hops than porter. (thick black ish beer)
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Succor

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  1. noun-assistance and support in times of hardship and distress.
  2. verb-give assistance or aid to
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Temerity

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noun-reckless boldness rashness

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Trod

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verb-past tense of tread; to walk of step; crushing or injuring something underfoot.

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Tumult

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  1. A state of noisy confusion or disorder (n)
  2. A state of great mental or emotional confusion (n)
  3. adjective-tumultous
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Vanity

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  1. noun-excessive pride in one’s appearance, qualities, abilities, achievements; character or quality of being vain; conceit.
  2. adjective-produced as a showcase for one’s own talents, especially as a writer, actor, singer, or composer.
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Yokel

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noun-naive or gullible local country person.

8TH GRADE L.A. (1 decks)

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