Unit 14 EC Flashcards by Matthew Alcaraz | Brainscape

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Aggrandize

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V. To exaggerate

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Bombast

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N. Pretentious speech

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Deign

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V. To think worthy of one’s dignity

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Elicit

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V. To take out secretly

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Endemic

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Adj. Native

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Flaunt

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V. To flex

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Mendacious

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Adj. gullible

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Obviate

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V. To prevent

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Orthography

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N. Study of spelling

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Paleontology

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N. Study of fossils

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Panache

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N. Stylish elegance

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Paroxysm

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N. Emotional outburst

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Recoil

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N. Being jerked back from an impact

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Saturnine

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Adj. gloomy

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Shibboleth

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N. Word that distinguishes one from the rest

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