Vocabulary 7-9 Flashcards
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Aggrandize
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Increase in appearance or status
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Athwart
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From side to side
3
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Bibulous
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Excessive drinking
4
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Callous
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Insensible, hard
5
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Delineate
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Represent precisely
6
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Epoch
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A period of time
7
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Fugacious
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Fleeting, passing
8
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Grapple
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To wrestle or struggle
9
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Impecunious
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Lacking money
10
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Nugatory
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No value or importance
11
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Accede
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Agree
12
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Bustle
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Hurry
13
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Insinuate
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To hint at something, usually negative
14
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Denizen
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Resident
15
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Fallacious
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Illogical
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Fatuous
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Unintelligent
17
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Impetuous
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Rash or impulsive action
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Bumptious
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Arrogant, stuck up
19
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Osculate
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To kiss, formal
20
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Succinct
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To the point, concise
21
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Pusillanimous
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Cowardly
22
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Sepulcher
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Tomb
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Sepulchral
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Depressing, sad
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Palatable
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Surprisingly tasteful, acceptable
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Parched
Thirsty, dry
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Scathing
Negative, harsh, remark or look
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Unwieldy
Hard to use, not easy to manage
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Redolent
Reminiscent of something, suggestive of something (sweet smelling)
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Transient
Short in duration, not set in place
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Acrid
Harshly strong/unpleasant (with smell or taste), bitter
