Vocab 17/18 Flashcards

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Deplore

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To condem

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Disconsolate

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Hopelessly dejected or sad

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Domineering

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Tyrannical

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Halcyon

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Peaceful

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Lachrymose

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Tearful

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Mercurial

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Quick and changeable temperament

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Revel

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To make merry; to celebrate

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Sanguine

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Optimistic

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Tirade

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A long angry speech

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Vex

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To baffle

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Commodious

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Spacious

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Finite

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Having an ending or boundary

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Gamut

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The complete range

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Incalculable

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Beyond measurement

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Iota

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A tiny bit

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Lofty

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Elevated in character

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Mimiscule

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Tiny. Very small

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Picayune

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Petty; trivial or unimportant

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Vestige

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A visible trace

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Wane

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To diminish in power or size