Vocab Week 4 Flashcards

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Accost

A

approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently

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2
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Acerbic

A

sour or bitter in taste

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3
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Acquiesce

A

agree or express agreement

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4
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Acrimony

A

a rough and bitter manner

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5
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Brusque

A

rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner

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6
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Burnish

A

polish and make shiny

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7
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Cacophony

A

loud confusing disagreeable sounds

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8
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Callous

A

emotionally hardened

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9
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Chide

A

scold or reprimand severely or angrily

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10
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Circuitous

A

deviating from a straight course

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11
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Coagulate

A

change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state

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12
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Demarcation

A

the boundary of a specific area

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13
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Demean

A

reduce in worth or character, usually verbally

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14
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Demure

A

shy or modest, often in a playful or provocative way

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15
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Denigrate

A

attack the good name and reputation of someone

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16
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Eminent

A

standing above others in quality or position

17
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Emote

A

give expression to, in a stage or movie role

18
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Encumber

A

hold back, impede, or weigh down

19
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Festid

A

offensively smelly, putrid

20
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Fetter

A

a shackle for the ankles or feet