Vocabulary #1-39 Flashcards by Brittany Welsh

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Finagle

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To trick

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Supplant

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To take place of

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Winnow

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To blow

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Abuts

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To join at an edge or border

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Collude

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To conspire in a fraud

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Incite

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To encourage

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Maudlin

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Tearfully

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Meritorious

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Deserving praise

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Precarious

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Dependent on circumstances not under ones control

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Plausible

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Possible

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Schematic

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Planned

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Commendable

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Worthy of praise

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Galling

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To irritate

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Garrulous

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Unorganized talking, wordy, rambling

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Quixotic

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Impulsive, very romantic

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Garrison

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Troops stationed in a fortified place

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Abhorred

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Hated

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Adept

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Skilled

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Adroit

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Skillful

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Aggrandizement

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High praise

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Argot

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Secret slang

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Beseech

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Support, plead with

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Capitulating

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Giving in

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Coerced

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Forced

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Cognizant

Aware

Supplant

to take place of

Finagle

to trick

Winnow

to blow

Abuts

to join at an edge or border

Collude

to conspire in a fraud

Incite

to encourage

Maudlin

tearfully

Meritorious

deserving praise

Precarious

dependent on circumstances not under one's control

Schematic

planned

Commendable

worthy of praise

Galling

to irritate

Garrulous

wordy or talkative in an unorganized manner

Plausible

to appear possible/ true

Quixotic

impulsive/ very romantic

Garrison

a group of troops stationed in a fortified place

Abhorred

hated

Adept

skilled

Adroit

skillful

Aggrandizement

high praise

Argot

secret slang

Beseech

to plead with/ support

Capitulating

giving in

Coerced

forced

Cognizant

aware

Corroborate

confirm

Docile

obedient

Endorsements

expressions of support

Sentry

a member of a guard or watch; a soldier to prevent the passage of unauthorized people

Bustle

noisy activity

Credulous

gullible; willing to believe almost anything

Conjecture

guess; speculation; hypothesis

Coalesce

come together; combine; fuse

Insipid

bland or stupid; uninteresting; tasteless

Succinct

concise; brief and clearly expressed

Digress

to go off topic

Acquiesce

to agree to; give in; comply

Abase

to humiliate; degrade; lower in rank

Vindicate

to clear from blame or suspicion