Unit 9 // Lesson 9// Powerplus Vocabulary Flashcards
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bilk
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to cheat or swindle; to thwart
2
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homily
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a sermon
3
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demise
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a death; ceasing to exist
4
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emit
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to send out; to give forth, as in sound or light.
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decadence
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moral deterioration
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aghast
A
feeling great dismay or horror
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granary
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a storehouse for grain
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choleric
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easily angered
9
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impede
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to hinder; to obstruct
10
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qualm
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a feeling of uneasiness
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lampoon
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a written satire used to ridicule or attack someone
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narcissistic
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conceited; having excessive self-love or admiration
13
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eradicate
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to wipe out; to destroy
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fabricate
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to consort; to make up a story in order to device
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ghastly
A
horrible; frightful
