Vocabulary #10 Flashcards

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privy (adj.)

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(adj) sharing in the knowledge of (something secret or private)

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haughty (adj.)

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(adj) arrogantly superior and disdainful

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Sepulcher (n.)

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(n) a small room or monument, cut in rock or built of stone, in which a dead person is laid or buried

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ambiguity (n.)

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(n) uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language

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scourge (n/v.)

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(n/v) a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering/to cause trouble

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wondrous (adj.)

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(adj) inspiring a feeling of wonder or delight; marvelous.

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aloof (adj.)

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(adj) not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant

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weary (adj.)

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(adj) feeling or showing tiredness, esp. as a result of excessive exertion or lack of sleep

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condemn (v.)

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(v) express complete disapproval of, typically in public

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Strew (v.)

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(v) scatter or spread (things) untidily over a surface or area

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