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Vocabulary #4 Flashcards

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yob

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thug/hooligan

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yahoo

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crude, brutish person

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xanthippe

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shrewish, ill-tempered woman

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wroth

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spiteful

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wrest

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forcefully rob

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waspish

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spiteful

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wangle

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finagle

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vituperative

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slanderous

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vitriolic

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acerbic

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virulent

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extremely bitter

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virago

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tempestuous, domineering woman

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uxoricide

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act of murdering someone’s wife

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uncouth

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unseemly/inappropriate

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unsavory

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immoral

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umbrage

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resentment/offense

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unconscionable

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immoral/unscrupulous

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truculent

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argumentative

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troglodyte

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uncivilized, beastly person

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traduce

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disparage

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fabulist

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a person who tells outrageous lies

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farouche

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sullen, menancing p

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faux pas

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embarrassing social error; gaffe

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faze

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to bother/disturb somebody

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felonious

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criminal/villainous

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ferret

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drive out by force

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ferule

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stick/piece of wood used to punish a child, typically by hitting them on the hand

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fetters

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some sort of restraint, typically shackles/handcuffs

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filch

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steal something inexpensive

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flagellate

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whip/flog

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foist

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impose

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flout

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to behave in a contemptible manner; to break a law

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flippant

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disrespectful/dismissive; glib

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fleer

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to smirk or laugh derisively

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flashpoint

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a place where violence is likely to occur

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flagrant

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something that blatantly goes against typical conduct

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flagitious

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vicious

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finagle

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to manipulate in order to achieve a goal

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foolhardy

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reckless/rash

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fracas

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brawl

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forsake

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abandon/renounce

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forcible

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using aggression to attain a goal

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fractious

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irritable

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fratricide

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the act of killing one’s brother

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fulminate

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criticize harshly; explode

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furor

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intense anger/fury

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gadly

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pest

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gainsay

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oppose

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glower

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scowl

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gnash

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grind teeth in frustration

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goad

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annoy or provoke someone to take action

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grapple

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tackle

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grimace

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scowl

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grouse

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moan

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guile

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deviousness

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seraphic

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angelic

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abiogenesis

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spontaneous generation

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confluent

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flowing together

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enrapture

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delight

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frond

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large leaf

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hulk

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loom

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cauterize

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sear

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sacrilegious

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profane

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aperture

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opening

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protuberance

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bulge

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spendthrift

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prodigal

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usurp

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take a position illegally/by force

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countenance

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facial expression

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sojourn

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temporary stay

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fusillade

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series of shots fired in quick succession

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salvo

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simultaneous discharge of artillery or other guns in battle

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garret

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dismal attic room

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axiom

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postion/statement regarded as being established

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rescind

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revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement)

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belie

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fail to fulfill or justify (a claim or expectation); betray

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requisition

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official order laying claim to the use of property or materials

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furtive

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secretive

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veritable

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authentic

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calumny

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false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something

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compunction

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feeling of guilt or moral scruple that follows the doing of something bad

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watershed

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turning point

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waylay

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ambush

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wheedle

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cajole

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wily

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sly

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windfall

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unexpected gain

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winsome

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attractive

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witticism

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clever remark

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zephyr

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light breeze

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vitriolic

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caustic

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vitiate

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impair

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visceral

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relating to the abdomen; instinctive

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virile

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manly

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vignette

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brief written description

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victuals

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food

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vestigial

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extremely small

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verisimilitude

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probability; something that has the appearance of truth

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verdant

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green; lush

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venial

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pardonable

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vaunt

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brag

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upstart

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insurgent; maverick

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untenable

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unable to be defended

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