Vocab #11 Flashcards
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Dictum
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Authoritative announcement,edict, decree
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Pejorative
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Having unpleasant or disparaging effect
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Castigate
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To punish, discipline
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Brigand
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A ban, an outlaw
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Circumlocution
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The use of more words than necessary
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Desiccate
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To dry up completely, parch
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Collusion
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A secret agreement, cahoot, complicity
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Efficacious
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Capable of having the desired result, effective
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Capacious
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Capable of holding much, large or roomy
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Perspicacious
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Shrewd or keen of mind, intelligent, acute
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Having unpleasing or disparaging effect
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Pejorative
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Authoritative announcement, edict, decree
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Dictum
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To punish, discipline
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Castigate
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A ban, an outlaw
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Brigand
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The use of more words than necessary
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Circumlocution
