Vocab 14 Flashcards
1
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abate
A
to ease, to lessen
2
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abject
A
no hope of relief
3
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atrophy
A
to weaken from disuse
4
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clandestine
A
secret, often illegal
5
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contrivance
A
something cunning done to accomplish something
6
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debilitate
A
to weaken
7
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decrepit
A
old and worn out
8
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defenestration
A
throwing someone out of a window
9
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disarticulation
A
separating at the joints
10
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emollient
A
a cream
11
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formulate
A
to plan carefully and in detail
12
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fraught
A
full of nervous anxiety; filled with dangers or complications
13
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gorge
A
to greedily eat excessive amounts of something
14
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inoculate
A
to make immune to a disease
15
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inopportune
A
coming at a bad time