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Vocab 3 Flashcards

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1
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Lament

A

To mourn
Grieve deeply
Bawl
Regret

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Diachronic

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Through time

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3
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Circuitous

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Going around
Indirect
Devious

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4
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Impinge

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Trespass
Encroach
Intrude
Infringe

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Excogitate

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Think about seriously
Contemplate
Deliberate

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6
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Abstemious

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Restraining behavior or appetite

Abstinent

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7
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Predilection

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Inclination

Preference towards something

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8
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adulterate

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alter
Debase
Doctor

Usually for profit

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9
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Abate

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Ebb
Lessen
Cause to grow less

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10
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Alleviate

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Lessen
Relieve
Assuage

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11
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Assuage

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Soothe

relieve

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12
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Attenuate

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Weaken
Enervate
Constrict

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13
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Audacious

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Reckless
Dauntless
Daring

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14
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Banal

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Commonplace

Insipid

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Insipid

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Dull
Uninteresting
Banal

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Cacophony

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Dissonance
Din
Discord
Noise

17
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Caustic

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Burning
Corrosive
Acrimonious
Abrasive

18
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Acrimonious

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Nasty in behavior
Nasty in speech
Bitter
Petulant

19
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Chicanery

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Deception
Trickery
dishonesty
Artifice

20
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Convoluted

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Complicated
Labyrinthine: maze-like
Intricate

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