vocab week 4 Flashcards

1
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exalt

A

to glorify

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2
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exult

A

to celebrate

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3
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lugubrious

A

looking/sounding sad

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4
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insatiable

A

incapable of being satisfied

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5
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assuage

A

to relieve

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6
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avarice

A

greed

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7
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lampoon

A

publicly criticize using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm

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8
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ravenous

A

extremely hungry

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9
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lethargy

A

slugglish

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10
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recondite

A

hard to understand

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11
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cajole

A

to persuade by flattery

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12
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coerce

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to compel using force and power

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13
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assiduous

A

hardworking

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14
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litany

A

long list often presented through memorization

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15
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penurious

A

stingy; great poverty

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16
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ethereal

A

relationing to the regions beyond earth

17
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insuperable

A

incapable of being overcome or solved

18
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extraneuous

A

irrelevant; unnecessary

19
Q

avid

A

showing keen interest in something

20
Q

conspicuous

A

standing out; obvious