Vocab 601-625 Flashcards
1
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fiasco
A
a complete or ridiculous failure
2
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impecunious
A
having little or no money
3
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advent
A
arrival; beginning
4
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alter
A
to change
5
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alienate
A
to turn away the affection of
6
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abusive
A
insulting
7
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corroborate
A
to make more certain, support
8
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digression
A
turning away from the main subject
9
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discredit
A
to cast doubt on; to ruin the reputation of
10
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determinate
A
fixed, definite
11
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estrange
A
to make unfriendly, to turn away
12
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impetuous
A
impulsive, hasty, careless
13
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incongruous
A
out of place; not appropriate or fitting
14
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insular
A
standing alone like an island, isolated
15
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snare
A
to trap
