Vocab list 3 Flashcards

1
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Abnegation

A

The denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief

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2
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Abrogate

A

Revoke formally

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3
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Abscond

A

Run away, often taking something or someone along

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4
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Accede

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Yield to another’s wish or opinion

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5
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Accord

A

Concurrence of opinion

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6
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Benevolent

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Showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding

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7
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Boisterous

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Marked by exuberance and high spirits

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8
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Bombastic

A

Ostentatiously lofty in style

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9
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Bourgeois

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Being of the property owning class

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10
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Brazen

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Unrestrained by convention or propriety

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11
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Caustic

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Capable of destroying or eating away by a chemical action

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12
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Cavort

A

Play boisterously

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13
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Censure

A

Harsh criticism or disaproval

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14
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Chatise

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Scold or criticize severely

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15
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Defunct

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No longer in force or use; inactive

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16
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Deleterious

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Harmful to living things

17
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Delineate

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Represented accurately or precisely

18
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Elegy

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A mournful poem; a lament for the dead

19
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Elucidate

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Make clear and comprehensible

20
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Fervent

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Characterized by intense emotion