Vocab list 1-4 Flashcards
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Abrasive
A
to be harsh
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Admonish
A
to criticize
3
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Antithesis
A
the reverse or the opposite
4
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Culmination
A
a series
5
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Docile
A
obedient
6
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Emulate
A
to imitate
7
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Hierarchy
A
a ranked system
8
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Incapacitate
A
to disable
9
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Prognosis
A
a forecast
10
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Tumult
A
uproar
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Adroit
A
expert
12
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Constituent
A
someone represented
13
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Contention
A
a claim
14
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Intemperate
A
unrestrained
15
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Irreparable
A
not able to be fixed.
16
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Pinnacle
A
the highest point
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Pinnacle
A
the highest point
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Platitude
A
an unoriginal comment
18
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Repudiate
A
to reject
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Spontaneous
A
unplanned
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Stigma
A
dishonor
21
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Soliloquy
A
inner monologue of a play
22
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Lament
A
to reflect in a very negative way
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Complex
A
duality or positive & negative or two sides of a coin
24
Curt
short and harsh
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Idle
pointless
26
Aside
a literary term referencing a remark or passage in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but not by any other characters
27
Lecher
excessive or offensive sexual desire; lustfulness
28
Derogatory
uncomplimentary
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Fabricate
to invent
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Impending
approaching
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Macabre
gruesome
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Misconstrue
to misunderstanding
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Paramount
supreme
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Quandary
a state of confusion
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Turbulent
violent
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Validate
to prove
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Auspicious
favorable
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Expedite
to hurry up
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Extenuating
providing a good excuse
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Fraudulent
dishonest
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Innuendo
a suggestion, to infer
42
Rebuke
to criticize, to scold
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Redeem
to make up for past errors or mistakes
44
Subordinate
lower than
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Transgress
to commit on an offense
46
Vehement
strong, tense
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Deride
to mock
