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Vocab day 7-8 Flashcards

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1
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adjudicate

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to act as a judge in a court, tribunal, contest

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adjunct

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a thing that is attached or added to something else but is not an essential part of it

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admonish

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to warn someone gently that they have done something wrong

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adroit

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quick and skillful

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beguile

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to deceive; to charm someone

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belabor

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to attack with words; to beat somebody hard

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celibate

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remaining unmarried, especially for religious reasons

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cerebral

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of the brain; intellectual rather than emotional

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chagrin

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feeling of disappointment or annoyance

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champion

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to support the cause or to defend it vigorously

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charismatic

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having power to inspire devotion and enthusiasm

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deleterious

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harmful

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deliberate

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done on purpose; to discuss something thoroughly before making a decision

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delineate

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to show by drawing or describing; to portray

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deluge

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a very sudden heavy fall or rain; a very large number of things happening at the same time

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elocution

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art or style of speaking clearly and effectively, especially in public

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elucidate

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to make clear

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elucidation

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making clear

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facetious

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not serious about a serious subject

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garish

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unpleasantly bright

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implicate

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to involve or prove involvement of someone or something in an affair, situation, event

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implore

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to bet urgently of someone or for something; to beseech

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imposing

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overwhelming in size or character; demanding attention; impressive

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impotent

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lacking strength, effectiveness, or capability

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impoverished

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very poor; weakened or made worse in quality

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marginal

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barely above the minimum standard of quality

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mar

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to damage

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nefarious

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wicked and immoral

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oblivious

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not aware of something

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perambulate

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to walk around for pleasure

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perceive

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to sense

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peremptory

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not permitting refusal or disobedience

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perfidious

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purposely disloyal or treacherous

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perfunctory

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done quickly and carelessly

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peripatetic

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traveling around to different places

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query

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a question; to ask question

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reciprocate

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to give in return

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reciprocity

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behavior in which two people or groups of people give each other help and advantages

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reclamation

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the treatment of waste materials to obtain useful materials from them

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scurrilous

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using vulgar, abusive language

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secluded

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being situated away from people, road, or buildings

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sedentary

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sitting down a lot of time and not getting much exercise

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sedulous

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painstakingly carried out; steadily hardworking

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tandem

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a relationship of two people or things that depends on cooperation

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tangential

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at a tangent to something

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ulterior

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beyond what is obvious

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vagabond

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a person who has no home and usually no job; and travels from place to place

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vagrant

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a person without a settled home or regular work

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vestige

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a small remaining part of what once existed

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vex

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to anger or annoy especially with trivial matters

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adulation

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praise that is more than necessary or deserved

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adulatory

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excessive in praise or admiration

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adversity

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unfortunate conditions

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advocate

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to recommend or say that one supports a particular plan of action

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belie

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to give a wrong or untrue idea of

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charitable

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generous in giving money, food

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charlatan

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a person who pretends to have special knowledge or skill

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chasten

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to make someone aware that they have done something wrong and make them want to improve

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chauvinistic

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displaying chauvinism, i.e. strong belief that one’s country is better and more important than all others

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cherubic

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with a plump and innocent face

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demagogue

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a political leader

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demise

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the death of a person

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demolish

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to knock something down

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demur

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to express a doubt or objection

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emaciated

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made thin and weak

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emancipate

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to set somebody free especially from political, legal or social restrictions

67
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emancipation

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action of emancipating

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garrulous

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talkative

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imprecation

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a curse

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impressionable

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readily influenced; affected by suggestion; suggestible

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impromptu

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without planning or organizing in advance

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improvident

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not providing for future needs; wasteful

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improvisation

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the act of improvising, or something that has been improvised, especially in music

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lackadaisical

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lacking enthusiasm and effort

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lackluster

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lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality

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martinet

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someone who demands that rules and orders always be obeyed

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maudlin

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foolishly sentimental or tearful, because of drinking alcohol

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negate

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to cause something to have no effect and therefore to be useless

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obscure

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unclear and difficult to understand

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obsequious

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too eager to praise or obey someone

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peripheral

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concerned with the superficial; not really essential

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perpetuate

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to cause something to continue

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perplexed

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at a loss

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persistent

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untiring

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quiescence

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quiet

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reclusive

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living alone and avoiding the company of others

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reconcile

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to make people become friends again after a quarrel or disagreement

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recluse

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a person who lives alone and avoids going outside or talking to other people

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seedy

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looking dirty and untidy

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seep

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to spread slowly out of a hole

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self-assured

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showing confidence in what they say and do because they are sure of their own abilities

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self-effacing

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not trying to impress people

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tattered

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ragged

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taunt

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to try to provoke with scornful or critical remarks

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umbrage

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offense

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verbose

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using or containing more words than are needed

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verdant

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covered with healthy green plants or grass

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vindictive

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having or showing a desire for revenge

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volatile

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likely to change suddenly or sharply

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voluble

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speaking a lot, with confidence and enthusiasm

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