Vocab list 4 Flashcards
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Abridge
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to shorten, curtail, or abbreviate
2
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Apt
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appropriate; having a tendency
3
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Choleric
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easily angered; hot-tempered; irritable
4
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Confound
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frustrate; baffle; confuse
5
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Consort
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to associate with; to keep company with
6
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Covert
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secretive; hidden
7
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Covetous
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desiring someone else’s possessions or wealth; greedy
8
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Emulate
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to imitate; to strive to equal
9
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Engender
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to produce; create
10
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Gallant
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courageous; valiant
11
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Malice
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desire to cause pain, injury, or distress to another; viciousness
12
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Misconstrue
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to mistake the meaning of; misinterpret
13
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Mirth
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cheerfulness; merriment
14
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Nimble
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resourceful; quick in mind or body; agile
15
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Peril
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danger or serious risk
16
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Render
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to deliver; to yield; to hand over
17
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Repeal
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to cancel; recall; revoke
18
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Spurn
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reject; refuse
19
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Venture
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to take a risk; gamble
20
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Vile
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repulsive; sinful
