Vocab Flashcards
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amorphous
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Without shape
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aspersion
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Bad remark
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libertine
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One who lacks morals
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prig
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Obnoxiously impressive set of moral values
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truculent
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Brutal; fierce
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abridged
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Shortened
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coalition
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Group of cooperating forces
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axiom
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Statement of belief
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acolyte
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Loyal follower
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artifice
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Trickery
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blithe
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Happy
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obtuse
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Blunt
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opaque
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Unintelligible
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provisional
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Temporary
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windfall
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Large amount of good fortune
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hedonist
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Devotes life to pleasure
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indecipherable
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Illegible
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epigraph
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Lines of text set apart from other words
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epigram
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Clever, witty saying
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epitaph
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Inscription on gravestone
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assuage
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To relieve
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dictum
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Policy; belief
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taciturn
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Quiet
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malevolent
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Evil
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nebulous
Cloudy
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iniquities
Sins; flaws
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fractious
Irritable
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libel
Writing
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slander
Speaking
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besmirch
To speak ill of someone
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invective
Naughty, inappropriate language
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unobtrusive
Not getting in the way
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litigants
People involved in a court case
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mortification
Great embarrassment or shame
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diversion
An instance of turning something aside from its course
