Vocabulary Flashcards by lexi baumann | Brainscape

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Something that is impossible to understand

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Unfathomable

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An automobile often old or inexpensive

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Flivver

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Demeanor or manner of behavior

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Deportment

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Difficult to endure; requiring much effort

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Burdensome

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Drawings that exaggerate certain features

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Caricatures

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Cruel and oppressive rule of government

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Tyranny

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Kind, gentle, not harmful

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Benign

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Displaying dignity, nobility, and bravery

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Gallant

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The set of an artist’s pieces, as in songs

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Repertoire

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Figuring out or deducing; making sure

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Ascertaining

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A long stay or visit

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Sojourn

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Meaning harm to others, hateful

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Malevolent

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Tiny; very small

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Diminutive

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Unpredictable, not regular in pattern

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Eratic

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Constantly irritated and easily made angry

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Irascible

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Intruding without right or invitation

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Meddling

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An officer, lower in rank than a police officer

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Beadle

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A straying path tried for the first time

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Foray

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Acute embarrassment or shame

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Mortification

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To reduce the extent of

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Palliate

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Not talking much or speaking much

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Taciturn

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Disapproval or condemnation

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Disapprobation

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Fussy, whiny, unruly

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Fractious

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One with no morals, one who has declined

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Degenerate

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To mourn or grieve

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Lament

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A group chosen to represent a larger group

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Delegation

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Clothing

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Habiliment

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With authority

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Ex cathedra

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A bitter verbal attack

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Philippic

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Pertaining to a baby or young child; immature

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Infantile

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Loss of control

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Apoplectic