Vocab Test (March 4th, 2016) Flashcards

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Forestall

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v. to prevent by acting ahead of time

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Repression

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n. restraint

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Elusive

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adj. hard to grasp

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4
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Tumultously

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adv. in an agitated way

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5
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Importunities

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n. persistent requests or demands

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Expatriated

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adj. deported; driven from one’s native land

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Anathema

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n. curse

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Bellicose

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adj. quarrelsome

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Recumbent

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adj. resting

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Equanimity

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n. composure

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11
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Vociferation

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n. loud or vehement shouting

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12
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Vituperative

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adj. spoken abusively

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13
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Querulous

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adj. Inclined to find fault

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