vocab final Flashcards
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acrid
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harsh in taste or older
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Abjure
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to renounce, to avoid, shun
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August
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majestic, inspiring admiration and respect
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Indelible
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not able to be erased or removed
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inveterate
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Firmly established, long-standing, habitual
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quell
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to subdue, put down forcibly
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acquiesce
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to except without protest
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covet
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to desire something belonging to another
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crestfallen
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discourage, dejected, downcast
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disheveled
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rumpled hanging in disorder
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exponent
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one who advocates, speaks for, explains, or interprets
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respite
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appeared of relief or rest
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adroit
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skillful, extra in the use of hands or mind
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impetus
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a moving force. impulse, stimulus
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antipathy
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strong dislike
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decorum
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proper behavior
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duress
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compulsion by threat, forcible confinement
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infinitesimal
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so small as to be almost immeasurable
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stentorian
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extremely loud
