Unit 8 Flashcards

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apathy

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lack of concern or emotion

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animosity

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hatred, strong dislike

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apprehensive

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anxious or nervous about the future

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commend

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to express approval of; praise

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compatible

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capable of existing or performing in harmonious combination

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condolence

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expression with sympathy with a person

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consecrate

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to set apart as sacred

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decrepit

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worn and broken down by use

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deride

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to laugh at with scorn

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ingenuous

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characterized by an inability to mask your feelings

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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

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omnivorous

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eating or living on all kinds of food

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parsimonious

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excessively unwilling to spend

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quandry

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state of difficulty or perplexity

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recalcitrant

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stubbornly disobedient

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reprisal

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an injury done in return for injury

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revel

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a noisy festivity or celebration

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stultify

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to render useless; to cripple

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suave

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smooth and pleasant in manner