Vocabular 9 Flashcards by Nellie Christensen | Brainscape

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To destroy so no trace is left

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Obliterate

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To guess

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Surmise

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Firm, determined

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Resolute

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Friendly, peaceful

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Propitiatory

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To refrain from

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Forbear

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Ill tempered

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Surly

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Dead and decomposing flesh

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Carrion

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Great strength and skill

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Prowess

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Determined to have ones own way

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Obstinate

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A money lender who charges extreme or unlawfully high interest rates

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Usurer

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Extremely showy

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Ostentatious

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Excessive thrift; stinginess

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Parsimony

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Excessive pride

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Vainglory

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Appropriateness with a given situation

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Expediency

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A strong box

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Coffer

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Showing respect to the wishes of another

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Deference

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To surround

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Environ

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Concerned

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Solicitous

Q

To attribute to a particular cause

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Ascribe

Q

Calm

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Placid