Vocab #10 Flashcards
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privy
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(adj) sharing in the knowledge of (something secret or private)
2
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haughty
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(adj) arrogantly superior and disdainfu
3
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sepulcher
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(n) a small room or monument, cut in rock or built of stone, in which a dead person is laid or buried
4
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ambiguity
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(n) uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language
5
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scourge
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(n/v) a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering/to cause trouble
6
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wondrous
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(adj) inspiring a feeling of wonder or delight; marvelous.
7
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aloof
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(adj) not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant
8
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weary
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(adj) feeling or showing tiredness, esp. as a result of excessive exertion or lack of sleep
9
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condemn
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(v) express complete disapproval of, typically in public
10
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strew
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(v) scatter or spread (things) untidily over a surface or area
