verb 8 English Flashcards

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acrimonious

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stinging, bitter

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bovine

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resembling a cow or ox

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consternation

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dismay, confusion

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corpulent

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fat, having a large

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disavow

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to deny responsibility

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dispassionate

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impartial,calm

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dissension

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disagreement,sharp, difference

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dissipate

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to cause to disappear , to scatter

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expurgate

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to remove

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gauntlet

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an armored

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hypothetical

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based on assumption or guess

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ignoble

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mean , low base

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impugn

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to call into question , to attack as false

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intemperate

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immoderate , lacking in self-control

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odium

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………hateful …

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perfidy

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faithlessness

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relegate

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to place in a lower position

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squeamish

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inclined to nausea

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subservient

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…..serving to promote some end

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susceptible

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lacking in resistance