vocab 5 hahahah ABBY Flashcards

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ostensible definition

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stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so

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rancor definition

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bitter resentment or ill-will

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panache definition

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a confident and stylish manner, dash; a strikingly elaborate or colorful display

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affluent definition

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prosperous, wealthy

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gregarious definition

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liking the company of others; sociable

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incorrigible definition

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incapable of being reformed or improved

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morass definition

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a swamp or bog; a confused or degrading situation that is difficult to get out of

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obsequious definition

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obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree

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clemency definition

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a decision not to punish someone, mercy

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sanctimonious definition

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making a show of being morally superior to other people

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rancere
Root

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rancor “spoiled or rotten”
unknown/ latin

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ten root

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ostensible “to stretch”
PIE

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pinnaculum root

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panache “small wing, gable, peak”
latin

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fluere root

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affluent “to flow”
latin

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ger root

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gregarious “to gather”
PIE

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reg root

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incorrigible “to move in a straight line”
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in root

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incorrigible “not”
PIE

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mori root

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morass “body of water”
PIE

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sekw root

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obsequious “to follow”
PIE

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kei root

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clemency “to learn”
PIE

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sanctus root

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sanctimonious “angelic hymn”
latin