SORROW + DISGUSTING/OFFENSIVE + WITHDRAWAL/RETREAT Flashcards
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SORROW
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disconsolate, threnody
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disconsolate
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hopelessly unhappy, gloomy
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threnody (THREN-uh-dee)
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speech, poem, or song of lamentation
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disconsolate, threnody
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SORROW
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DISGUSTING/OFFENSIVE
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invidious, odious, rebarbative
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invidious
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tending to cause animosity
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odious
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causing hatred, hateful
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rebarbative (ree-BAHR-buh-tiv)
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causing irritation, annoyance
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invidious, odious, rebarbative
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DISGUSTING/OFFENSIVE
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WITHDRAWAL/RETREAT
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abeyance, abrogate, decamp, demur, recant, recidivism, renege, rescind
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abeyance
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temporary inactivity
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abrogate (AB-ruh-geyt)
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to abolish officially
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decamp
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to depart from a camp; to depart secretly
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demur
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to make objection, esp. on grounds of morality
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recant
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to withdraw a statement
