Vocab4 Flashcards by Elizabeth Ramsay | Brainscape

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Upbraid/reproach/castigate

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PUNISHMENT:

Mild/mild/harsh!

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Ambiguous

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Two ways to interpret something

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Nostalgia

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Warm feelings about the past

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Conjecture

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Hypothesis

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Obsolete/archaic/antiquated

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Old (outdated)

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Auspicious/propitious

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(Adj.) favorably bring good luck

Ex. Lucky socks

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Morose

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Very Depressed

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Impasse

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Stand off

Where nobody is budging

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Anachronism

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Out of time (chronological order)

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Belie

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(V) to give a false impression

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