Vocab Week 5 Flashcards

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Adept

A

having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

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2
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Admonish

A

scold or reprimand; take to task

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3
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Adorn

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make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color

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4
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Adroit

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quick or skillful or adept in action or thought

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5
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Cleave

A

seperate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument

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6
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Coalesce

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fuse or cause to come together

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7
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Cogent

A

powerfully persuasive

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8
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Cognizant

A

having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization

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9
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Collusion

A

secret agreement

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10
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Deplore

A

express strong disapproval of

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11
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Desecrate

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violate the sacred character of a place or language

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12
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Destitute

A

poor enough to need help from others

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13
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Disavow

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refuse to acknowledge

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14
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Diligent

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quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness

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15
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Discern

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perceive, recognize, or detect

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16
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Enervate

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weaken physically, mentally, or morally

17
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Enigmatic

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not clear to the understanding

18
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Ephemeral

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anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day

19
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Fickle

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liable to sudden unpredictable change

20
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Flout

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treat with contemptuous disregard