Vocab Test (March 4th, 2016) Flashcards
1
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Forestall
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v. to prevent by acting ahead of time
2
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Repression
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n. restraint
3
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Elusive
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adj. hard to grasp
4
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Tumultously
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adv. in an agitated way
5
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Importunities
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n. persistent requests or demands
6
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Expatriated
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adj. deported; driven from one’s native land
7
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Anathema
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n. curse
8
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Bellicose
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adj. quarrelsome
9
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Recumbent
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adj. resting
10
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Equanimity
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n. composure
11
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Vociferation
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n. loud or vehement shouting
12
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Vituperative
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adj. spoken abusively
13
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Querulous
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adj. Inclined to find fault