Vocabulary #4 Flashcards
1
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(n.) a clown; a coarse, stupid person
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buffoon
2
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(adj.) arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement
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controversial
3
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(v.) to discourage
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dishearten
4
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(adj.) not producing the desired result, unsuccessful
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fruitless
5
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(v.) to give or cause something unpleasant; impose
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inflict
6
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(adj.) deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious
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malignant
7
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(v.) to hurt someone’s feelings deeply, to cause embarrassment or humiliation; to subdue or discipline by self-denial or suffering
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mortify
8
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(adj.) in agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things
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orthodox
9
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(v.) to obtain through special effort; to bring about
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procure
10
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(adj.) disobedient, willful; unpredictable, capricious
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wayward
