Unit 8 Flashcards

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apathy

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lack of concern or emotion; indifference

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Animosity

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Hatred, strong dislike

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Apprehensive

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anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy

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Commend

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to express approval of; appraise

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compatible

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capable of existing or performing in harmonious or agreeable conditions

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condolence

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expression of sympathy with a person in pain, sorrow, or misfortune

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consecrate

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to set apart as sacred

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decrepit

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worn down by hard use

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deride

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to laugh with scorn; to ridicule

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ingenous

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characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious in a naive way

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multifarious

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having great variety; diverse

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obsolete

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no longer practiced or accepted; outdated

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omnivorous

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eating or living upon foods of all kinds indiscriminately

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parsimonious

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excessively unwilling to spend; stingy

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quandary

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a state of difficulty or perplexity; a dilemma

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recalcitrant

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stubbornly disobedient; resisting to authority

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reprisal

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an injury done in return for an injury

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revel

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a noisy festivity or celebration, merry making

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stulify

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to render useless; cripple

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suave

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smooth and pleasant in manner