Vocab Energizers Chapter 1 Flashcards
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herculean
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tremendous in size, strength, difficulty, or effort
2
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bowdlerize
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remove or change parts considered vulgar or immoral
3
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pandemonium
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utter confusion or wild uproar
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pander
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play up to another’s desires and weaknesses
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quixotic
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idealistic but not practical
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cynical
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doubting the goodness and sincerity of human motives
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stoical
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indifferent to pain and pleasure
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stigma
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mark of disgrace
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impede
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hinder, obstruct, slow down the process of
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expedite
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speed up; hasten or help the accomplishment of
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vociferous
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noisy; loudly insistent
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evocative
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calling up, producing; suggestive
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avocation
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hobby
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irrevocable
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unable to be called back or undone; unchangeable
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equivocate
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use words ambiguously or unclearly, usually in order to mislead; hedge
