Scholarship Vocabulary Lesson 14 Flashcards

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Strong desire, Ambition, or Goal

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Aspiration: (N)

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Insult, Outrage, or Offense to dignity

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Affront: (N)

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Hinder, Frustrate, Thwart, or Place obstacle in the way of

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Balk: (V)

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No hope, Depressing, or Gloomy

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Bleak: (ADJ)

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Scatter, Dissipate, or Break up or cause to break up

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Disperse: (V)

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Twilight, Evening, or Period prior to darkness at night

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Dusk: (N)

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Approve openly, Support, or Back up with approval

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Endorse: (V)

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Immeasurable, Untold, Numerous, or Too great

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Incalculable: (ADJ)

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Suggest, Imply, or Discretely imply

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Insinuate: (V)

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Grow stronger, Strengthen, Sharpen, or Deepen

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Intensify: (V)

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Strip of everything, Rob, or Plunder

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Loot: (V)

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Seditious, Rebellious, or Plot

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Mutinous: (ADJ)

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Making amends, Repentant, Contrite, or Remorseful

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Penitent: (ADJ)

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Point of view, Viewpoint, Standpoint, or Personal outlook

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Perspective: (N)

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Plundering, Exploiting, Rapacious, or Predacious

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Predatory: (ADJ)

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Ridicule, Bitterness, or Words that are hurtful

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Sarcasm: (N)

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Restrain, Fetter, or To handcuff

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Shackle: (V)

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Long and harsh speech, Harangue, or Diatribe

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Tirade: (N)

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Fearful uncertainty, Apprehension, or Fright

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Trepidation: (N)

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Foolish, Brainless, or Lacking intelligence

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Witless: (ADJ)