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Unit 8 Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
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stinging, bitter in temper or tone

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acrimonious

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resembling a cow or ox; sluggish, unresponsive

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bovine

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bovine accented syllable

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bo

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stolid yen for

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bovine

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dismay, confusion

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consternation

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fat; having a large, bulky body

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corpulent

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stout syn for

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corpulent

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spare ant for

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corpulent

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to deny responsibility for or connection with

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disavow

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disclaim, retract, abjure syn for

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disavow

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grant ant for

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disavow

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impartial; calm, free from emotion

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dispassionate

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disagreement, sharp difference of opinion

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dissension

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14
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contention syn for

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dissension

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accord ant for

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dissension

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to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure

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dissipate

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husband ant for

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dissipate

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to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify

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expurgate

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expurgate accented syllable

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ex

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bowdlerize syn for

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expurgate

21
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an armored or protective glove; a challenge; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them; an ordeal

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gauntlet

22
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dare, provocation, trial, punishment syn for

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gauntlet

23
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based on assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation

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hypothetical

24
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conditional syn for

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hypothetical

25
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mean, low, base

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ignoble

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inferior, unworthy, sordid syn for

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ignoble

27
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to call into question; to attack as false

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impugn

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immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement

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intemperate

29
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inordinate syn for

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intemperate

30
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hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct

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odium

31
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opprobrium, shame, ignominy syn for

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odium

32
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approbation ant for

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odium

33
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faithlessness, treachery

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perfidy

34
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to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish

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relegate

35
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demote syn for

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relegate

36
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advance, recall ant for

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relegate

37
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inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined

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squeamish

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priggish syn for

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squeamish

39
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very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail.

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fastidious

40
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subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end

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subservient

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obsequious syn for

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subservient

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domineering ant for

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subservient

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open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance

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susceptible

10th Grade English (14 decks)

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