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Vocab 1 Flashcards

1
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Malicious

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intentionally harmful, showing malice, spiteful

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2
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disenfanchise

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to deprive the right of citizenship

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3
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piety

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reverance for god/devout fulfillment of religious obligations

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4
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supplicate

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to pray humbly/petition

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5
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perjury

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willful giving of false testimony under oath or affirmation

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6
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irreverent

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deficient in veneration or respect

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7
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exhort

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to give urgent advice, recommendations, or warnings

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8
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inordinate

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not within proper or reasonable limits

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9
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denigrate

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to criticize in a derogatory manner

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revile

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to speak abusively

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11
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comely

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pleasing in appearance; attractive

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12
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haphazard

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lack of order or planning

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13
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hasten

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to move or act with haste; swiftness, speed

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14
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incarcerate

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to imprison

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15
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inquiry

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request for truth, information or knowledge

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16
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nullify

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to deprive something of value or effectiveness

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17
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upbraid

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to find fault with or reproach severly

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18
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congenial

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agreeable, suitable, pleasing in nature

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deceit

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concealment/distortion of the truth for purpose of misleading

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ingratiate

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to establish in the favor or the good graces of someone especially by deliberate effort

21
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yonder

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being “in that place” or “over there”

22
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wayfarer

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traveler, especially on foot

23
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blight

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any cause of impairment, destruction, ruin, frustration

24
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expiation

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means by which atonement or reparation is made

25
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sovereignty

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authority, rightful status, independence

26
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sluggard

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a person who is habitually inactive or lazy

27
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balk

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to stop as at an obstacle and refuse to proceed or do something specified

28
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contrive

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to plan with ingenuity, devise, invent

29
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augur

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prophet

30
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quarrel

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a disagreement marked by a temporary or permanent break in relations

31
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calumny

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a false/malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone/something

32
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malicious

A

intentionally harmful, showing malice, spiteful

33
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refute

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to prove to be false as an opinion of charge

34
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affidavit

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a written declaration written upon an oath by an authorized official

35
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deficient

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lacking some element, insufficient

36
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interlocutor

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a person who questions, an investigator

37
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oracular

A

giving forth decisions as if by special inspiration/authority

38
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vehement

A

strongly emotional, intense, compassionate

39
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frivolus

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of little or no weight, worth, or importance

40
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insolence

A

rude/impertinent behavior or speech

41
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malicious

A

intentionally harmful, showing malice, spiteful

42
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refute

A

to prove to be false as an opinion of charge

43
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affidavit

A

a written declaration written upon an oath by an authorized official

44
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deficient

A

lacking some element, insufficient

45
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interlocutor

A

a person who questions, an investigator

46
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oracular

A

giving forth decisions as if by special inspiration/authority

47
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vehement

A

strongly emotional, intense, compassionate

48
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frivolus

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of little or no weight, worth, or importance

49
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insolence

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rude/impertinent behavior or speech

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