Vocab #4 Flashcards

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SOPH

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wise

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hyper

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above/over

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hypo

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below

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accolade

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an award (or privilege) granted for achieving something

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adamant

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not changing an opinion

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admonish

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reprimand solidly

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affable

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friendly, good nature, easy to talk to

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appease

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placate by accending to their demands

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augury

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an omen

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bellicose

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aggressive, willing to fight

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candid

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thoughtful, froward, rank (or to describe a photo taken without subjects knowledge)

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chastise

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rebuke or reprimand severely

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circumvent

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to outwit or find a war around or overcome in a clever way

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conclave

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a private meeting (or meeting place) or assembly of cardinals to elect a pope

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confound

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to cause confusion or surprise or mixed up so difficult to distinguish

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construe

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interpret in a peticular way

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contrive

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creating a situation using skill or to get into a situation by being foolish

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countenance

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a persons face/expression or to approve of/allow

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craven

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cowardly

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dawdle

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idly/waste time