Vocab 8 Flashcards by Erin Mancini | Brainscape

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Censure

A

To criticize sharply

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Deride

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To mock to ridicule

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Gambol

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To frolic to romp playfully

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Immolate

A

To kill someone as a sacrificial victim usually by fire

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Recondite

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Difficult to understand

Profound

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Martinet

A

A strict disciplinarian

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Quagmire

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A swamp

A difficult or inextricable situation

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Gibe

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To scoff

To ridicule

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Agape

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Open mouthed
Surprised
Agog

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Carcinogen

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Causing cancer

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Olfactory

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Pertaining to smell

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Imperious

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Domineering

Haughty

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Grotesque

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Absurd

Distorted

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Neologism

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A new word or expression

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Hackneyed

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Commonplace

Overused

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