Vocab 14 Flashcards

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Eager to please; agreeable; self satisfied

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Complaisant

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2
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Regret; misgiving

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Compunction

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3
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False, baseless attack on a persons or groups reputation; to disgrace

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Defamation

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4
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Dead; extinct; no longer in existence or functioning

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Defunct

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5
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To come next; follow; to happen as a consequence

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Ensue

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6
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To make worse; to embitter

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Exacerbate

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7
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To rear or raise someone; nurture

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Foster

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8
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Loquacious; wordy; talkative; verbose

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Garrulous

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9
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Emancipated; very thin; haggard

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Gaunt

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10
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Pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand

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Germane

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11
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Fluent; slick; accomplished

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Glib

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12
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Impoverished; poor; destitute

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Indigent

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13
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To follow a turning and winding path; wander idly without a set goal

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Meander

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14
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Ponder; ruminate; cogitate; meditate

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Muse

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15
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Egotistical; very self centered; conceited

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Narcissistic

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16
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Educator or teacher; person who instructs

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Pedagogue

17
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By memory

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Rote

18
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Completely unrestrained; done without any justification

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Wanton

19
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Cajole; coax; to influence or persuade by using flattery or soothing, sweet words

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Wheedle

20
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Noisy; din; expressive vehement; loud outcry

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Clamorous