vocab 2 Flashcards
1
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to free someone from believing something false
A
disabuse
2
Q
the act of holding a belief that goes against established doctrine
A
heresy
3
Q
to check the accuracy of financial accounts and records
A
audit
4
Q
made up of dissimilar parts; being of many colors
A
motley
5
Q
a drink, especially an alcoholic one
A
libation
6
Q
easy to teach or manage; obedient
A
docile
7
Q
restless and impatient
A
restive
8
Q
teasing; playful conversation
A
banter
9
Q
to criticize or punish severely
A
castigate
10
Q
a hated, repellent person or thing
A
anathema
11
Q
lacking social graces; tactless
A
gauche
12
Q
public shame, disgrace, or dishonor
A
ignominy
13
Q
to hesitate nervously
A
dither
14
Q
extremely thin; wasted away
A
emaciated
15
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to be discontent as though yearning for something; complain
A
repine
