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
drive out by force
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ferule
stick/piece of wood used to punish a child, typically by hitting them on the hand
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fetters
some sort of restraint, typically shackles/handcuffs
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filch
steal something inexpensive
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flagellate
whip/flog
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foist
impose
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flout
to behave in a contemptible manner; to break a law
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flippant
disrespectful/dismissive; glib
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fleer
to smirk or laugh derisively
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flashpoint
a place where violence is likely to occur
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flagrant
something that blatantly goes against typical conduct
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flagitious
vicious
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finagle
to manipulate in order to achieve a goal
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foolhardy
reckless/rash
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fracas
brawl
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forsake
abandon/renounce
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forcible
using aggression to attain a goal
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fractious
irritable
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fratricide
the act of killing one's brother
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fulminate
criticize harshly; explode
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furor
intense anger/fury
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gadly
pest
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gainsay
oppose
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glower
scowl
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gnash
grind teeth in frustration
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goad
annoy or provoke someone to take action
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grapple
tackle
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grimace
scowl
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grouse
moan
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guile
deviousness
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seraphic
angelic
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abiogenesis
spontaneous generation
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confluent
flowing together
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enrapture
delight
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frond
large leaf
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hulk
loom
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cauterize
sear
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sacrilegious
profane
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aperture
opening
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protuberance
bulge
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spendthrift
prodigal
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usurp
take a position illegally/by force
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countenance
facial expression
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sojourn
temporary stay
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fusillade
series of shots fired in quick succession
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salvo
simultaneous discharge of artillery or other guns in battle
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garret
dismal attic room
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axiom
postion/statement regarded as being established
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rescind
revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement)
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belie
fail to fulfill or justify (a claim or expectation); betray
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requisition
official order laying claim to the use of property or materials
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furtive
secretive
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veritable
authentic
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calumny
false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something
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compunction
feeling of guilt or moral scruple that follows the doing of something bad
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watershed
turning point
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waylay
ambush
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wheedle
cajole
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wily
sly
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windfall
unexpected gain
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winsome
attractive
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witticism
clever remark
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zephyr
light breeze
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vitriolic
caustic
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vitiate
impair
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visceral
relating to the abdomen; instinctive
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virile
manly
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vignette
brief written description
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victuals
food
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vestigial
extremely small
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verisimilitude
probability; something that has the appearance of truth
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verdant
green; lush
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venial
pardonable
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vaunt
brag
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upstart
insurgent; maverick
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untenable
unable to be defended
