vocab final

Question 0

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

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adulterate

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to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value

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gibe

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to utter taunting words

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artifice

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a skillful or ingenious device, a clever trick

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craven

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cowardly

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assent

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agree

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clemency

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mercy, mildness

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augment

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to make larger

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averse

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having deep seated distaste

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remiss

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neglectful in performance

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rescind

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take away

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plod

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to walk heavily

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sojourn

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temporary stay

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scrupulous

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exact

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supercilious

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proud and contentious

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temerity

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rashness

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truculent

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fierce

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unfeigned

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sincere

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chagrin

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irritation or humiliation caused a disappointment

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complacent

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self-satisfied or overly content

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elucidate

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to clarify or explain

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defamation

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slander or libel

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diffident

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shy, lacking self-confidence

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Guile

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treacherous cunning deceit

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Malevolent

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spiteful, showing ill will

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venial

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easily excused

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multifarious

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having great variety, numerous

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omniscient

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knowing everything

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recalcitrant

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stubbornly disobedient

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Virulent

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extremely poisonous

Question 48

extol

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to praise extravagantly