Vocab 6 Flashcards

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Austere. (Steer)

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With out excess, as in manner (adj)

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Bulwark

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A blockade or defensive wall

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Astute (suit)

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Clever or quick to grab things

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Appalling

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Causes dismay of scarce

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Caucus. ( cactus)

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a political meeting (noun)

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Commodious (commode)

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Roomy , spacious, cap spacious (adj)

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Criterion

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Standard of judgment (noun)

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Cacophony (cough)

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Harsh sounds(noun)

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Dearth (earth)

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Lack of something (noun)

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Grandiloquent (elephant)

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Acting big and flashy (adj)

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Incongruous (congress)

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Not the same, out of place (adj)

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Lassitude (lazy dude)

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Fatigue or tiredness

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Girth (birth)

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The distance around something (noun)

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Idiosyncrasy (sink crazy)

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What’s makes em different from other people (noun)

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Feign (insane)

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To fake (verb)

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Engulf ( gulf)

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To surround ( verb)

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Infamy ( family)

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An evil reputation (noun)

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Irascible (wrestle bulls)

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Easily angry (adj)

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Masticate (mast ate)

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To chew (verb)

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Lieu (brew)

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Instead of ( noun)

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Cloister ( oyster)

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Peaceful place ( noun)

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Claimant

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A person make a claim

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Archaic ( cake)

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Ancient

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Defame

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To ruin someone’s reputation( verb)