Vocab Week 3 Flashcards

1
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Abnegation

A

the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief

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2
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Abrogate

A

revoke formally

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3
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Abscond

A

run away, often taking something or somebody else along

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4
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Accede

A

yield to another’s wish or opinion

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5
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Accord

A

Concurrence of opinion, agreement

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6
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Benevolent

A

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding

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7
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Boisterous

A

marked by exuberance and high spirits

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8
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Bombastic

A

pompously lofty in style

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9
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Bourgeois

A

being of the property-owning class

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10
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Brazen

A

unrestrained by convention or propiety

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11
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Caustic

A

capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action (drain openers)

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12
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Cavort

A

play boisterously

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13
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Censure

A

harsh criticism or disapproval

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14
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Chastise

A

scold or criticize severly

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15
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Defunct

A

no longer in force or use; inactive

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16
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Deleterious

A

harmful to living things

17
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Delineate

A

represented accurately or precisely

18
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Elegy

A

a mournful poem; a lament for the dead

19
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Elucidate

A

make clear and comprehensible

20
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Fervent

A

characterized by intense emotion