Vocab Chapter 8-12 Flashcards
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Blight
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Something that weakens, damages or destroys
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Qualm
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An uneasy feeling about how right or proper a particular action is
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Contrive
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To plan cleverly / to think up
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Blatant
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Obvious, often offensively so
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Gaunt
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Thin and bony
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Squander
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To waste: spend or use foolishly
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Curtail
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To cut short or reduce
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Digress
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Stray from the main topic
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Rigor
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Hardship, harshness, or severity
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Incorporate
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Combine
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Intermittent
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Starting and stopping
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Covert
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Secret, hidden
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Cynic
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A person who believes the worst of people
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Intrinsic
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Built-in, belonging to a thing by its nature
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Alleviate
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Relieve, make easier to endure
