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Vocab 4-6 Flashcards

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Alliance

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A joining together for some common purpose,
Pact, league, coalition

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Bewilder

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To puzzle completely, confuse

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Fruitless

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Not producing the desired results, unsuccessful

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Inflammable

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Easily set on fire; easily angered or aroused

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Mortify

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To hurt someone’s feelings deeply; to cause embarrassment or humiliation; to subdue or discipline by self-denial or suffering

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Orthodox

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In agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things

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Scurry

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To run quickly, scamper, hurry

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Sodden

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Soaked up with liquid or moisture; expressionless, dull; spiritless, listless

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Wayward

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Disobedient, willful; unprincipled, capricious

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Wince

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To draw back suddenly, as though in pain or fear

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Buffoon

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A clown; a coarse person

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Controversial

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Arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement

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Dishearten

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To discourage

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Hostile

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Unfriendly; unfavorable; warlike, aggressive

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Inflict

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To give or cause something unpleasant, impose

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Malignant

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Deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious

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Procure

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To obtain through special effort; to bring about

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Spirited

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Full of life and vigor; courageous

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Virtual

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Having a certain force or effect in fact but not in name; so close to be equivalent to the real thing

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Void

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Completely empty; having no legal force or effect; empty or infilled space; to cancel or nullify

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Anecdote

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A short account of an incident in someone’s life

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Counterfeit

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An imitation designed to deceive; not genuine, fake; to make an illegal copy

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Dominate

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To rule over by strength or power, control; to tower over, command due to height

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Fallible

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Capable of being wrong, mistaken, or inaccurate

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Grimy

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Very dirty, covered with dirt or soot

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Maul

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To beat or knock about, handle roughly; to mangle; a heavy hammer

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Radiant

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Shining, bright; giving forth light or energy

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Substantial

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Large, important; major, significant; prosperous; not imaginary, material

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Tactful

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Skilled in handling difficult situations or people, polite

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Uncertainty

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Doubt, the state of being unsure

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Consolidate

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To combine, unite; to make solid or firm

32
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Docile

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Easily taught, led, or managed; obedient

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Entreat

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To beg, implore, ask earnestly

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Fickle

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Liable to change very rapidly, erratic; marked by lack of constancy or steadiness, inconsistent

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Fugitive

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One who flees or runs away; fleeting, lasting a very short time; wandering; difficult to grasp

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Iota

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A very small part or quantity

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Potential

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Possible, able to happen; something that can develop or become a reality

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Rural

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Relating to farm areas and life in the country

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Tamper

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To interfere with; to handle in a secret and improper way

40
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Ultimate

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Last, final; most important or extreme; eventual; basic, fundamental

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Anonymous

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Unnamed, without the name of the person involved; unknown; lacking individuality

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Dupe

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A person easily tricked or deceived; to deceive

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Eradicate

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To root out, get rid of, destroy completely

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Inimitable

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Not capable of being copied or imitated

45
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Makeshift

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A temporary substation for something else; crude, flimsy, or temporary

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Pending

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Waiting to be settled; until

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Preview

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Something seen in advance; to view beforehand

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Quaint

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Odd or old-fashioned in a pleasing way; clever, ingenious; skillfully made

49
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Scrimp

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To handle very economically or stingily; to supply in a way that is small, short, or scanty

50
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Utmost

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Greatest, highest, farthest; the extreme limit

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Browse

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To nibble, graze; to read casually; to window-shop

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Dynamic

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Active, energetic, forceful

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Frustrate

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To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; to cause feelings of discouragement

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Grim

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Stern, merciless; fierce, savage, cruel

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Marginal

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In, at, or near the edge or margin; only barely good, large, or important enough for the purpose

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Prescribe

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To order as a rule or course to be followed; to order for medical purposes

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Prominent

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Standing out so as to be easily seen; important, well-known

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Reluctant

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Unwilling, holding back

59
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Snare

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To trap, catch; a trap or entanglement

60
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Vengeance

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Punishment in return for an injury or a wrong; unusual force or violence

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