Vocab 7 Flashcards

words with suffixes -ous

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harsh or bitter in disposition, speech, or manner

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acrimonious

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different from the usual or standard; hard to identify or classify because of abnormality

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anomalous

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involving hard labor; to test one’s endurance

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arduous

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irrelevant to the present topic; nonessential part

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extraneous

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unauthentic or fabricated

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factitious

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involving untrue information that harms someone’s reputation

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libelous

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physically or morally harmful

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noxious

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occurring or appearing after one’s death

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posthumous

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lacking in courage; characterized by weakness of spirit

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pusillanimous

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given to complaining; full of complaints

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querulous

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harsh-sounding or loud; rambunctious and rowdy

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raucous

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taken or done stealthily or secretly; unauthorized

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surreptitious

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acrimonious

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harsh or bitter in disposition, speech, or manner

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anomalous

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different from the usual or standard; hard to identify or classify because of abnormality

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arduous

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involving hard labor; to test one’s endurance

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extraneous

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irrelevant to the present topic; nonessential part

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factitious

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unauthentic or fabricated

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libelous

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involving untrue information that harms someone’s reputation

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noxious

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physically or morally harmful

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posthumous

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occurring or appearing after one’s death

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pusillanimous

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lacking in courage; characterized by weakness of spirit

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querulous

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given to complaining; full of complaints

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raucous

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harsh-sounding or loud; rambunctious and rowdy

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surreptitious

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taken or done stealthily or secretly; unauthorized