vocab Flashcards by Stacey peralta | Brainscape

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abash

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embarrass

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abscond

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depart secretly

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abstemious

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restraint from food/alcohol

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accede

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express approval

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accretion

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growth in size/amount

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acme

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summit

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admonish

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repremand

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adroit

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skillful

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adulation

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high praise

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allusion

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indirect reference

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anachronistic

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outdated

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anathema

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cursed

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antediluvian

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prehistoric

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aphorism

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old saying

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archane

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secret, obscure

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ascetic

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self denying

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assiduous

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hard-working

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assonance

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rhyming

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augury

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prediction of events

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august

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dignified, awe inspiring

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auspicious

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favorable prospects

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avarice

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greed

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aver

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affirm

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axiom

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premise, self-evident truth

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baleful

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evil intentions

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bellicose

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warlike

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benighted

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unenlightened