Vocabulary 7 & 8 Flashcards

1
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Castigate

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To punish by criticizing sharply; to berate

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2
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Colloquial

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Characterized by informal language

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3
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Epitaph

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The words carved on a tombstone in memory of the deceased

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4
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Exodus

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A mass departure

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5
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Inter

A

To put in a grave; to bury

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6
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Lacerate

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To tear or cut roughly

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7
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Largesse

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The act of giving generously; gifts

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8
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Obituary

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A notice of someone’s death, such as in a newspaper, usually with a brief summary of that person’s life

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9
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Omnivorous

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  1. Eating all kinda of food, including both animal and veggies
  2. Taking in everything available
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10
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Permeate

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To spread throughout; to pass through

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11
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Rendition

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An interpretation or translation; a performance

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12
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Resurgence

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A rising again to life, use, acceptance, or prominence; a revival

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13
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Stereotype

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1.A generalization that is used to characterize a person without acknowledging individual differences

  1. To make judgements that ignore individual differences
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14
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Stipend

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A regular and fixed amount of pay for work done or to help cover living or work expenses

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15
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Subservient

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Serving or acting in a subordinate manner; servile

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16
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Adjacent

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Near or next to; adjoining

17
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Beset

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1.To surround or to attack, repeatedly
2. To trouble or weigh down

18
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Cede

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To give up or transfer, especially by treaty or fomal agreement

19
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Circuitous

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Roundabout; indirect

20
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Desultory

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Proceeding or carried out in an aimless or random way

21
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Galvanize

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To excite or arouse action

22
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Implement

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  1. A tool or instrument
  2. To carry out
23
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Inconsequential

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Lacking importance or worth; unable to make an impact; trivial

24
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Magnitude

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Greatness of size, power, or influence

25
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Materialize

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  1. To become real or actual
  2. To appear in physical form, especially suddenly
26
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Muster

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  1. A gathering, usually of military forces
  2. To summon or call forth; to gather
27
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Prohibitive

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Serving to restrain action or discourage use of

28
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Reminisce

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To think or talk about one’s past

29
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Vanguard

A

The leading or forward position in a movement

30
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Visionary

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  1. A person who is given to ideas that are not currently realistic; a dreamer
  2. Able to see what might be accomplished in the future