Vocab 501-520 Flashcards

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underlying

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basic, major

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din

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loud noise

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fabricate

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to construct, invent

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prologue

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introduction

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conceit

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an excessively high opinion of oneself

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espouse

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to support (a cause)

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exemplary

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worthy of imitation

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illusory

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deceptive, misleading; unreal

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acclaim

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enthusiastic approval or praise

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enunciate

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to pronounce clearly

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prosaic

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commonplace, dull

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blight

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decay

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forthright

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honest, direct

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14
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protract

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to draw out or lengthen in time

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compel

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to force someone to do or be something

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pretentious

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pretending to be what one is not

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credible

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believeable

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vital

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necessary; important

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stoic

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showing no emotion (esp. suffering)

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ally

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one that cooperates with another friend