VOCAB 2 Flashcards

1
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alienate

A

to make hostile or indifferent.

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2
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adversary

A

enemy

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3
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coerce

A

force

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4
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artifice

A

a clever trick

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5
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esteem

A

to regard highly

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6
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panacea

A

a remedy for all ills ( a cure for anything)

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7
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demise

A

death

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8
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ascertain

A

certain

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9
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uncanny

A

explainable

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10
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bequeath

A

inheritance

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11
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inclement

A

stormy,harsh

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12
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malevolent

A

evil (malevolent shrine)

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13
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scrupulous

A

exact, careful

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14
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nonchalant

A

too cool for school

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15
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perpetuate

A

permanent

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16
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precedent

A

an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action

17
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cogent

A

forceful, convincing, relevant, to the point

18
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expunge

A

obliterate, destroy

19
Q

urbane

A

refined in manner or style, suave

20
Q

punitive

A

punishment