Vocabulary Flashcards

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Odious

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Deserving hate or contempt

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Ardent

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Intense; passionate; zealous

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Forte

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Strong point; skill

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Pious

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devout or virtuous; holy

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Incur

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To bring upon oneself something undesirable

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Vestige

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A trace or evidence of something that once existed

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Servile

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overly submissive; groveling

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Debase

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Degrade; lower in quality, value, rank, etc.; lower in moral quality

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Sunder

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To break or force apart; to sever

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Infernal

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Hellish, fiendish

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Tedious

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boring, tiresome

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Myriad

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(adj.) in very great numbers; (n.) a very great number

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Exculpate

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to clear from blame; prove innocent

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Perdition

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Damnation; ruin; hell

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Imbue

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To inspire or influence; to saturate

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Prudence

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wisdom, caution, or restraint

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Flagellation

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The act or practice of whipping or flogging

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Sanguine

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ruddy; cheerfully optimistic

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Succor

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Something that gives relief or aid

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Palpable

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Able to be touched or felt

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Impertinent

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Rude and disrespectful

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Conjecture

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A guess, often one based on inadequate or faulty evidence

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Ineffable

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Incapable of being expressed or described in words

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Unrelenting

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Not yielding in strength, severity, or determination

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Deference

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Humble submission and respect