vocab 6 Flashcards

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elucidate

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(v) to make clear

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2
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banal

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(adj) common, ordinary

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3
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imminent

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(adj) likey to happen; threatening

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4
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antipathy

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(n) an intense dislike

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5
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scurrilous

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(adj) coarsely abusive; vulgar

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6
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bedlam

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(n) a noisy uproar; a sense of wild confusion

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7
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amoral

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(adj) lacking a sense of right and wrong

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8
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sedulous

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(adj) hard working; diligent

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9
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obdurate

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(adj) stubborn; hardhearted

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10
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peruse

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(v) to read carefully; scrutinize

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11
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affluence

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(n) wealth; richness

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12
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parody

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(n) a work that imitates another in a ridiculous manner

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13
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onerous

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(adj) burdensome; heavy; hard to endure

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14
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eschew

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(v) to keep away from; to avoid; to shun

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15
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decouement

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(n) an outsome; a result

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16
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the root pel means

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“to push” or “to drive”

17
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the roots sum sumpt means

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“take”

18
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the root celer means

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“swift”

19
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the prefix con- means

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“with” or “together”

20
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the prefix dis- means

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“apart” or “in different directions”

21
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the prefix ex- means

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“out” or “from”

22
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the suffix -ator means

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“one who does”

23
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the suffix -ion means

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“the act of”