Vocab 9 Flashcards
1
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Contentious
A
Quarrelsome, stirring controversy,
2
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Daunt
A
to intimidate, to dismay
3
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Debilitate
A
to weaken, enfeeble
4
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Discord
A
lack of agreement
5
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Dissemination
A
the act of spreading widely, scattering
6
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Dogmatic
A
strongly opinionated in an unwarranted manner
7
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Duplicity
A
double dealing, hypocrisy (two faced)
8
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Egocentric
A
self-centered, selfish
9
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Euphemism
A
substitution of an offensive term for a non offensive one.
10
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Gluttonous
A
greedy for food and drink
11
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Mundane
A
ordinary, common place
12
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Ominous
A
threatening
13
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Petulance
A
unreasonable touchiness or irritability
14
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Pompous
A
exaggerated show of dignity or self-importance, bombastic
15
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Precocious
A
exceptionally early in development or occurrence.
