Vocab 3 Flashcards by Maggie H

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Incessant

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Nonstop; without ending

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Chastise

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To criticize or fuss at

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Fustian

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Pretentious or self important in writing or speech

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Construe

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To interpret

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Tacit

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Implied or understood without words

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Execrably

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Extremely bad, detestable

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Quotidian

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Commonplace, ordinary, routine

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Fastidious

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Difficult to please in terms of cleanliness or taste

Having high standards

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Conflagration

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A large, disastrous fire

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Peal(v)

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To ring(a bell) or a loud succession if sounds

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Sagacity

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Farsighted judgement, shrewdness

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Façade

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an artificial appearance

False appearance or effect

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Dapple

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To mark with spots

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Eclectic

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Selecting from various sources; varied

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Canapé

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An appetizer, often bread and cheese

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Tether

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To tie, fasten or restrain

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Negligible

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Deserving neglect, unimportant

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Ameliorate

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To make better, improve

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Rectitude

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Moral integrity, goodness

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Sequester

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To set apart, separate