Vocab #6 Flashcards
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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
