Vocab #16 Flashcards
1
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Malignity
A
(n) something that causes death or is evil in its influence
2
Q
Ignominious
A
(adj) disgraceful or shameful
3
Q
Alteration
A
(n) a change
4
Q
Indignation
A
(n) anger caused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean
5
Q
Expulsion
A
(n) the act of being permanently removed (as in kicked out of an organization)
6
Q
Machinations
A
(n) plans and schemes to do harm to someone
7
Q
Censured
A
(v) to express formal disapproval
8
Q
Poultice
A
(n) a soft, usually heated mass of cloth that often
contains medicine and is spread on the infected area
9
Q
Superannuated
A
(adj) to become outdated (think of having
“super years”)
10
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Shrewdly
A
(adv) cleverly
