Tenth Vocab Flashcards

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high-pitched and piercing in sound quality

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Shrill

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to strike or blot out; erase; obliterate

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Expunge

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3
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morally ignoble or base; vile

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Sordid

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4
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endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship

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Jovial

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5
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pretentious or conspicuous show, as of wealth or importance; display intended to impress others

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Ostentation

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6
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to praise; extol

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Exalt

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7
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mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner

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Lugubrious

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8
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at the outer or lower limits; minimal for requirements; almost insufficient

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Marginal

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9
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emitting rays of light; shining; bright

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Radiant

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