Vocab #3 Flashcards by jake fernandez | Brainscape

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Aghast

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Filled with horror or shock

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Appellation

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A name or title

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Bewilder

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Cause someone to become perplexed and confuse

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Contemptuous

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Showing contempt

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Debonair

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Confident, selfish, charming

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Detest

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Dislike insanely

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Fickle

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Changing frequently

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Hindrance

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A thing that provides resistance

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Litigious

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Concerned with lawsuits

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Minimize

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Reduce

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Notorious

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Famous or well known

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Ordeal

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A painful or horrific experience

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Ostracize

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To banish or ignore someone

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Placid

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Not easily upset or excited

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Prosaic

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Having the style or diction of prose

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Rectitude

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Morally correct thinking or behavior

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Salient

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Most noticeable or important

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Spurious

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Not being what it purports to be

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Vigilance

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The action or state of keeping careful watch

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Aberration

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a departure from what is normal