Vocabulary 191-200 Flashcards

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Touchstone

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A standard; a test of authenticity or quality

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Garrulous

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Talkative; chatty

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Faction

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A group, usually a small part of a larger group

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Stigmatize

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A brand with disgrace; to set a make of disgrace upon

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Abdicate

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To step down from position of power or responsibility

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Notorious

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Famous from something bad

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Desiccate

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To dry out

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Genre

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A type or category, especially of art or writing

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Corollary

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Something that follows; a natural consequence

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Amiable

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Friendly; agreeable

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