Vocab Group 16 Flashcards

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attack and bombard with or as if with missiles

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Pelt

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a broken piece of brittle artifact

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Shard

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having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

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Affluent

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Recklessly wasteful

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Extravagant

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without principles

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Unscrupulous

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lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

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Disdain

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add a flaw to; make imperfect or defective

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Blemish

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laugh at with contempt and derision

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Scoff

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lasting for a markedly brief time

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Fleeting

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making lively and joyful

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Exhilarating

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offering little or no hope

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Bleak

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without fault or error

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Impeccable

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everlastingly; for all time

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Perpetually

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something done or paid in expiation of a wrong

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Amends

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something causing misery or death

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Nemesis

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call upon in supplication; entreat

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Implore

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maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feeling)

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Harbor

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lacking conscious awareness of

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Oblivious

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not genuine

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Feigned

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deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held

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Ingrained