Unit 6 - (Abortive - Waggish) Flashcards by Sandy Flores

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Bruit

A

To Spread a News, or Reports.

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Abortive

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Failing to Accomplish, Imperfectly Developed.

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Contumelious

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Rude in Speech or Behavior, Humiliating.

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Dictum

A

A Short Saying

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Ensconce

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To Settle Comfortable & Firmly In Position

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Iconoclastic

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Attacking or Seeking to Overthrow.

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In Medias Res

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Into the Middle of the Plot

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Internecine

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Mutually Destructive

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Maladroit

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Lacking Skill, Lack.

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Maudlin

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Excessively Sentimental.

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Modulate

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To Regulate or Adjust.

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Portentous

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Foreshadowing an Event to Come.

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Prescience

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Knowledge of Actions Before They Occur, Foresight.

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Quid Pro Quo

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Something Given and Something Received.

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Salubrious

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Healthy, Well-Being.

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Saturnalien

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Sexually Carefree.

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Touchstone

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A Means of Testing Worth or Genuineness.

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Traumatic

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So Shocking To The Emotions

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Vitiate

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To Weaken, Debase, or Corrupt, Opposite.

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Waggish

A

Fond of Making Jokes.