Vocab 11 Flashcards by Stephen Matthews | Brainscape

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Acclaim

Link a claim

A

Applaud, announce with great approval

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Abstruse

Link ab’s truce

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Difficult to understand

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Articulate

Link R,T,Q lit the flame

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Effective, distinct

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Attribute

Link- a tribute

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Ascribe, explain

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Beguile

Link big guy Ill

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Use trickery, mislead

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Braggart

Link brag art

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Boaster

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Cajole

Cajun Joel

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Coax

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Censured

A cent with a sore

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Blame, criticize

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Charlatan

Link Charlotte Tan

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A quack, pretender

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Capricious

Link Capri

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Unpredictable, fickle

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Exuberance

Link X you bear ants

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Joyful enthusiasm

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Explicit

Link X, please sit

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Totally clear

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Exemplary

Link exempt Larry

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Serving as a model

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Compliance

Link come, ply the ants

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Readiness to yield

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Anstruse

Link abs truce

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Difficult to understand

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Feasible

Link fees to a bull

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Practical

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Gamin

Link jammin gamin

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A neglected boy left to run about in the streets

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Innocuous

Link in a queue with us

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Harmless

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Integrity

Link tea, gritty

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Uprightness, wholeness

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Petulant

Link pet

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Angry, irritable, cranky

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Nepotism

Link nephew

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Favoritism shown to family or relatives

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Scapegoat

Link goat

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One that bears the blame for others

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Trenchant

Link trench ant

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Having a sharp point, sarcastic

Adjective

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Truncate

Link trunk cut

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To shorten by cutting off

Verb