Vocab II Flashcards
1
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contemptuous
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to insult someone/something or dismiss them in a hateful way
2
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lucrative
A
profitable, producing a sizeable profit, making a lot of money
3
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quandary
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a situation from which extrication (getting away, leaving, or removing something) is difficult
4
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ostracize
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avoid speaking to or dealing with, to shun, to ignore
5
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iniquity
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an unjust act, unfair, immoral, injustice
6
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arduous
A
laborious
7
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conceive
A
have the idea for, to think
8
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myriad
A
unnumbered, a lot, a mixture, multitudinous
9
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cacophony
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a loud harsh or strident noise, loud confusing disagreeable sounds
10
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aggregate
A
to collect many units into one
11
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dilapidated
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in total disrepair
12
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erudite
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intellectual
13
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rescind
A
reverse, to take back
14
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Fervent
A
Fiery
15
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surmise
A
suppose, guess, conjecture
