Vocab Chapter 11 Flashcards

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Qualm

A

An uneasy feeling about how right or proper a particular action is

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Garble

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To mix up or confuse (as a story or message); scramble

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Gloat

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to feel or express delight or self-satisfaction , often spiteful

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blight

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something that weakens, damages, or destroys

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5
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plagerism

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using someone else’s writings or ideas as ones own

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contrive

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to plan cleverly; think up

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retaliate

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to return an injury for an injury; pay back

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blatant

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very obvious, often offensivly so

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immaculate

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perfectly clean

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gaunt

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thin and bony

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