Vocab 3 Flashcards

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Convoluted

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(adj) very complicated and difficult to understand

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2
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Contrite

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(adj) feeling or showing regret for bad behavior

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3
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Debacle

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(noun) disaster, failure, disruption

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4
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Decorum

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(noun) orderliness, propriety, behavior keeping in good taste

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5
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Denouement

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(noun) the final outcome of a main dramatic complication

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6
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Derision

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(noun) a state of ridicule or scorn

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7
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Desiccate

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(verb) to dry up, to drain

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8
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Disparage

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(verb) to degrade

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9
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Eccentric

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(adj) strange or unusual

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10
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Eclectic

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(adj) composed of elements drawn from various sources

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