TTTC Vocab 2 Flashcards

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beseech

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to address an earnest or urgent, request to

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exigent

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requiring immediate attention or remedy

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facile

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done or achieved with little effort; easy

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acuity

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acuteness of perception; keenness

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rebuke

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to criticize or reprimand sharply

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aspersion

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a damaging or false statement

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imperious

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arrogantly domineering or overbearing

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blandishment

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the act of coaxing by flattery

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incompetent

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not capable; not well qualified

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consummate

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supremely accomplished or skilled

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scurrilous

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using or expressed in vulgar lanuage

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deprecate

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to express disapproval of

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injunction

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a command, directive, or order

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cajole

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to coax gently and persistently

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inept

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awkward or clumsy

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cunning

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sill or adeptness in performance

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spurn

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to reject or refuse disdainfully

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deride

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to laugh at in scorn

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mendicant

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a beggar

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elicit

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to bring out; evoke

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proficient

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performing a skill with facility

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deft

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skillful; adroit

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vitriolic

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bitterly severe; harsh; sharp

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exercrable

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extremely inferior; very bad

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query

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a question; inquiry

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enjoin

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to direct with authority and emphasis

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propensity

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an innate inclination; tendency

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endowment

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a natural gift or quality

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vituperation

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sustained and bitter attack

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ostracize

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to banish or exclude from a group