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vocabulary #2 Flashcards

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asperse

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attack or criticize the reputation of

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revamp

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give new form or structure or appearance to

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moil

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work hard

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vainglorious

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excessively proud about one’s achievements

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blustering

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talk in the indignant way or wind blowing forcefully

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rodomontade

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bragging

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backlins

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backward

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plaudit

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enuthsiastic expression of approval

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axiomatic

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obvious

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esurient

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greedy & hungry

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vacillate

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indesicive

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obfusvate

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obscure

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evanescent

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fading

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fleeting

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lasting for a very short time

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clamber

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to climb with great effort

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fain

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gladly

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precipitates

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cause (a situation, typically undesirable) to happen unexpectedly

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prematurely

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ahead of time

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discomfiture

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disconcerted, confused, embarrased

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kaput

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demolished

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demolished

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disconcerted, confused, embarrased

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discomfiture

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ahead of time

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prematurely

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cause (a situation, typically undesirable) to happen unexpectedly

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precipitates

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gladly
fain
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to climb or move with great effort
clamber
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lasting for a very short time
fleeting
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fading
evanescent
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obscure
obfuscate
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indesicive
vacillate
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greedy; hungry
esurient
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obvious
axiomatic
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enuthsiastic expression of approval
plaudit
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backward
backlins
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bragging
rodomontade, vainglorious
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talk in the indignant way or wind blowing forcefully
blustering
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excessively proud about one's achievements
vainglorious, rodomontade
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work hard
moil
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give new form or structure or appearance to
revamp
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attack or criticize the reputation of
asperse

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