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Vocab Units 1&2, Lessons 15&16 Flashcards

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1
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to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value
contaminate, pollute, sully

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adulterate

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able to use both hands equally well, very skillful, deceitful, hypocritical, versatile, flexible

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ambidextrous

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to make larger, increase, supplements, amplify

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augment

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deprived of, made unhappy through a loss, bereaved

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bereft

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to position or arrange, to utilize, to form up, station, organize

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deploy

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stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill humored, harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine

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dour

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courage in facing difficulties, resolve, steadfastness, mettle

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fortitude

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to stare with open mouth, to open the mouth wide, to open wide, ogle

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gape

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to utter taunting words, an expression of scorn

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gibe

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10
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an external appearance, cover, mask, costume, semblance, pretense

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guise

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11
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intended to deceive or entrap, sly, treacherous, cunning, dastardly, perfidious

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insidious

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12
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a hint, indirect suggestion, clue, inkling

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intimation

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wealthy, luxurious, ample, gradiose, rich, plentiful, abundant

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opulent

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14
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easily bent, flexible, easily influenced, adaptable, resilient

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pliable

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15
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to say again, repeat, restate, recapitulate

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reiterate

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not easily moved mentally or emotionally, dull, unresponsive, impassive, phlegmatic

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stolid

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17
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experimental in nature, uncertain, hesitant

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tentative

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18
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not combed, untidy, not properly maintained, unpolished, rude

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unkempt

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19
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word for word, exactly as written or spoken, exact, precisely

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verbatim

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20
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cautiously, with great care

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warily

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21
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skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind, clever, deft, slick, dexterous

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adroit

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22
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peaceable, friendly, congenial, neighborly, cordial

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amicable

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23
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having a deep seated distate, opposed, unwilling, disinclined, loath

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averse

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given to fighting, warlike, combative, aggressive, one at war, one engaged in war, assertive, truculent, pugnacious

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belligerent

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kindly, charitable, benign, well meaning

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benevolent

26
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hasty, not thorough, quick, superficial, perfunctory

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cursory

27
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treachery, deceitfulness, double dealing, chicanery

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duplicity

28
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to praise extravagantly, glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail

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extol

29
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possible, able to be done, workable, viable

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feasible

30
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a wry face, facial distortion, to make a wry face, pained expression, facial contortion

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grimace

31
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a large scale destruction, especially by fire, a vast slaughter, a burnt offering, conflagration, devastation, annihilation

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holocaust

32
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not affected or hurty by, admitting of no passage or entrance, impenetrable, resistant, proof against

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impervious

33
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a moving force, impulse, stimulus, impulse, spur

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impetus

34
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danger, risk, hazard, peril

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jeopardy

35
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extremely careful, particular about details, fastidious, fussy

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meticulous

36
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a longing for something past, homesickness

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nostalgia

37
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the purest essence or form of something, te most typical example, paragon, exemplar

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quintessence

38
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to move backward, to return to an earlier condition, revert, degenerate, decline

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retrogress

39
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to examine closely, inspect, pore over

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scrutinize

40
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lukewarm, unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest, insipid, halfhearted

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tepid

41
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skillful

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adroit

42
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being brief

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brevity

43
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dignified, correct behavior

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decorum

44
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make a mistake

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err

45
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obstruct

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hinder

46
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generosity

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largess

47
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no longer valid

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obsolete

48
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speak pompously or dogmatically

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pontificate

49
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restrained, holding something back, uncommunicative

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reticent

50
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stream of verbal abuse

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tirade

51
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strong admiration, worship

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adulation

52
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to show irritation

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bristle

53
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lure, trap, trick

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decoy

54
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wandering, irregular

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erratic

55
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theatrical, exaggerated

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histrionic`

56
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praise

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laud

57
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noisy and boisterous

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obstreperous

58
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foretell

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portend

59
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withdrawal, cancellation of a statement

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retraction

60
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giggle quietly

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titter

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