Vocab 4/01 Flashcards

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Depravity

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extreme wickedness

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Deprecate

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to express disapproval of

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Bombastic

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high sounding, use of language without much real meaning

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Boon

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a timely benefit; a blessing

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Spawn

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to give rise to, to produce in large numbers

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Specter

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a ghost or phantom

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Inundate

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To overwhelm with abundance or excess; flood

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Inure

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To get used to something undesirable; harden

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Fray

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Fight or scuffle; brawl

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Fusillade

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A rapid outburst or barrage

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Philippic

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A verbal denunciation characterized by harsh, insulting language; a trade

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Pinguid

A

Fat

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Mete

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To distribute by, or as if by measure; to allot

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Mogul

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A very rich or powerful person, a magnate

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