Vocab 4 Flashcards by Liv Thoennes | Brainscape

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Chagrin

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Vexation or embarrassing

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Consternation

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Dismay or anxiety

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Deride

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To ridicule or mock

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Discern

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To perceive

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Disparage

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To discredit

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Dubious

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Doubtful

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Duress

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Forcible restraint

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Egregious

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Remarkably bad

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Elicit

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To bring to light

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Eschew

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To avoid

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Flagrant

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Noticeably bad

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Impunity

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Exempt from punishment

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Inane

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Insignificant

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Inexorable

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Immovable

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Masticate

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To chew or grind with the teeth

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Obsolescence

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Obsolete

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Paucity

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Scarcity

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Perfunctory

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Done without interest

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Pernicious

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Destructive

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Perverse

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Deviating from what is right or socially acceptable