Vocabulary 6 Flashcards

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rancorous

A

full of resentment

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Ruminate

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to think deeply about something

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recalcitrant

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having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority

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4
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reprobate

A

an unprincipled person

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Ribald

A

referring to something in an amusingly rude way

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recant

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to say that one no longer holds on to an opinion or belief

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Raze

A

completely destroy

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stultify

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cause to lose enthusiasm as a result of tedious work

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rarefy

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to make less dense

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supercilious

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behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others

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saccharine

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resembling sugar

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savant

A

a learned person

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13
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Quixotic

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exceedingly idealistic

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Surly

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bad tempered and unfriendly

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surfeit

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an excessive amount of something

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tantamount

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virtually the same as

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taciturn

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reserved or uncommunicative in speech

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tenuous

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very slender or fine; insubstantial

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turgid

A

swollen

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trepidation

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a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen

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turpitude

A

wickedness

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verbose

A

expressed in more words than are needed

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virulent

A

bitterly hostile or hateful

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undulate

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to move with smooth wavelike motion

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unwieldy

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difficult to move because of its size shape or weight

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veracity

A

conformity to acts or faccuracy

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viable

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capable of working successfully; feasible

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vociferous

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clamorous; loud and vehement

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vouchsafe

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to give or grant; to reveal or disclose

30
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zenith

A

the highest point