Vocab Week 08/16-08/23 Flashcards

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Innocuous

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not harmful or offensive.

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Impervious

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not allowing fluid to pass through.

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3
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Fetter

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a chain used to restrain a prisoner, typically placed around the ankles.

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4
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Desecrate

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treat (a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect; violate.

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5
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Rend

A

tear (something) into two or more pieces.

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6
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Salubrious

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health-giving; healthy.

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7
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Vapid

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without liveliness or spirit

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8
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Taciturn

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reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.

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Alacrity

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brisk and cheerful readiness.

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Abstruse

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difficult to understand; obscure.

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