Vocab #6

Question 0

Auspices

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Noun; a divine or prophetic token/patronage

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Asperity

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Noun; harshness of tone or manner/rough

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Castigate

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Verb; to inflict serious punishment on/ criticize

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Cavil

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Verb; to make unnecessary objections

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Chicanery

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Noun; the use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose

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Delve

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Verb; to dig into

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Diurnal

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Adj; of or during the day

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Divulge

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Verb; to make known/ reveal

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Enormity

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Noun; big or terrible

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Entomology

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Noun; the study of insects

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Eschew

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Verb; to avoid

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Fecundity

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Noun; fertile

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Foible

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Noun; a minor weakness in someone’s character

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Parasitic

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Adj; creature that lives off another creature

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Perfidious

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Adj; deceitful and untrustworthy

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Perfunctory

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Adj; carried out with a minimum of effort/ habitual

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Pseudonym

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Noun; a fake name

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Redundant

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Adj; no longer needed because of repitition

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Rife

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Adj; full of something

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Sanguine

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Adj; optimistic or positive