Vocab: Chpt. 4 Flashcards by Tanisha Badrinath | Brainscape

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dictate

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(v.) to pronounce, command, prescribe

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diminutive

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(adj.) miniature, small

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goad

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(v.) to urge, to provoke into action

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lachrymose

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(adj.) tearful

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obsequious

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(adj.) submissive

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laud

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(v.) to applaud or praise

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sycophant

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(n.) a self-serving flatterer

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officious

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(adj.) offering unwanted help or service

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abide

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(v.) to put up with, tolerate

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punctilious

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(adj.) eager to follow rules

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propriety

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(n.) decency, state of being proper

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amble

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(v.) to stroll, walk

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scurrilous

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(adj.) crude, vulgar

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inimical

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(adj.) hostile, threatening

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trek

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(v.) to walk, travel by foot

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malevolent

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(adj.) having intent to ___

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malicious

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(adj.) malevolent, harmful

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truculent

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(adj.) eager to fight, violent

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pugnacious

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(adj.) belligrent

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belligrent

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(adj.) contentious, ready

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accost

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(v.) to approach, or confront ___

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invective

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(n.) a verbal attack

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timorous

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(adj.) fearful, timid

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circumspect

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(adj.) cautious

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prudent

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(adj.) cautious, careful

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nefarious

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(adj.) horribly villanious

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petulance

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(n.) irritability, impoliteness

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repudiate

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(v.) to reject, turn down

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accede

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(v.) to agree

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accommodating

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(adj.) obliging, helpful

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poised

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(adj.) balanced, readied

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masticate

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(v.) to chew

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spurious

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(adj.) false but intended to seem possible

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abate

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(v.) to lessen, to reduce in severity

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abase

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(v.) to lower, demean, degrade

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laceration

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(n.) a cut, a rip

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altercation

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(n.) an argument, dispute

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mediate

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(v.) to intervene, to arbitrate, to sort out

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arbitrator

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(n.) one who settles controversy between two sides

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restitution

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(n.) compensation, reimbursement

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retaliation

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(n.) revenge, punishment

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retribution

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(n.) vengeance, revenge, pay back

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umbrage

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(n.) anger, offense, resentment

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upbraid

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(v.) to criticize, scold, reproach

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berate

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(v.) to scold severly

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atone

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(v.) to apologize, make amends

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benevolent

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(adj.) kind, good, caring

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bereft

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(adj.) without, devoid of

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concede

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(v.) to give in, to accept

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fortify

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(v.) to strengthen