Vocabulary 2400 Set 19 Flashcards

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bereavement

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n. grief

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desolate

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adj. isolated, depressed

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hermit

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n. loner

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lament

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v. grieve

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lugubrious

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adj. gloomy

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melancholy

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adj. sad

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morose

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adj. gloomy

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morbid

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adj. unhealthy, gruesome, morose

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solemn

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adj. grave, stately (majestic), stern (strict; harsh; rigorous; grim)

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sullen

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adj. gloomy

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repeal

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v. cancel

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repudiate

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v. reject

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rescind

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v. cancel

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caustic

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adj. abrasive (tending to wear off by scraping/ rubbing; tending to annoy/ cause ill will), sarcastic, scathing (bitterly severe; harmful)

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acrid

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adj. bitter, pungent, caustic

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acrimony

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n. bitterness, animosity (feeling of strong dislike/ ill will that tends to display itself in action)

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corrosive

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adj. abrasive (tending to wear off by scraping/ rubbing; tending to annoy/ cause ill will)

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confound

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v. confuse

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convoluted

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adj. complicated

20
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inane

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adj. silly