Vocab 9 Flashcards by Daphne Cheung | Brainscape

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enervate

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to weaken and make tired

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demagogue

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a leader who appeals to emotion rather than logic

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florid

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red-coloured, flushed

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impute

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to attribute an action to a particular person or group

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inconsequential

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trivial, unimportant

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acerbic

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biting, caustic, bitter

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alacrity

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eagerness, speed

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orator

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lecturer, speaker

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perfidious

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disloyal, untrustworthy

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antipathy

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strong dislike, repugnance

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fecund

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fruitful, fertile

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dissemble

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to conceal

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precocious

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unusually advanced or talented at an early age (prodigy)

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dither

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to be indecisive

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hegemony

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domination over others

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abjure

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to reject, renounce

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arrogate

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to take without justification

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perspicacity

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shrewd and sagacious

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aspersion

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a curse, ill-will (cast aspersions on)

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blandish

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to coax with flattery

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substantiate

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to verify or confirm

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boon

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a gift or blessing

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clemency

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mercy, forgiveness

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penitent

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eager to be forgiven

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manifold

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diverse, varied

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vindicate

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to clear from blame or suspicion

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reclusive

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living in isolation

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temerity

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audacity, recklessness

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vicissitude

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occurring by chance

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wizened

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dry, shrunken, wrinkled

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promulgate

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to proclaim, to make known

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inveterate

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stubbornly established by habit

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abrogate

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to abolish

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exculpate

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to free from blame

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exonerate

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to free from blame

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impervious

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impenetrable, incapable of being affected

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inimical

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hostile

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effusive

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passionate

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sedate

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calm, undignified, unhurried

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covetous

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greedy, avaricious

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undulate

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to move like a wave

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umbrage

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resentment

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vituperate

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to berate

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multifarious

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having great diversity or variety

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inure

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to cause someone to be accustomed to a situation

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perdurable

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permanent, enduring continuously

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iniquity

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wickedness or sin

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cupidity

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greed; strong desire

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anathema

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a cursed, detested person

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pulchritude

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physical beauty