Vocabulary 6 Flashcards

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Abnegate

A

Renounce or reject

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Abstruse

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Difficult to understand; obscure

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Acerbity

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A sharp bitterness

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Acumen

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The ability to make good judgments and quick decisions

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5
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Badger

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To ask someone repeatedly and annoyingly for something

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Banal

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So lacking in originality as to be lacking or boring

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Bellicose

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Demonstrating aggression or willingness to fight

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Beseech

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Asking someone urgently and fervently for something

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Cacophony

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A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds

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Candor

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The quality of being open or honest in expression

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Charlatan

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A person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill

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12
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Colloquy

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A gathering or discussion of theological questions

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13
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Debonair

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Confident, stylish, and charming

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14
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Defalcate

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To embezzle or steal money from

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Denizen

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An inhabitant or occupant of a certain place

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