Vocabulary 8 Flashcards

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Snakelike is shape or movement; winding as a snake

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Serpentine

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Novice, beginner

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Tyro

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Something connected or added to another in a subordinate position; an assistant

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Adjunct

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To wheedle, coax, or persuade someone to do something they didn’t want to.

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Cajole

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Instead of; in place of

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Lieu

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To disable or disfigure, to cripple

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Maim

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A collection of live wild animals on exhibit

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Menagerie

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Roomy, able to hold much

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Capacious

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Often changing for no reason; not loyal or consistent

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Fickle

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To send or give out; to express, utter; to put in circulation as money

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Emit

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Sense of injury or insult; to take offense, displeasure

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Umbrage

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Extreme hatred, loathing; something despised.

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Abominate

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To generate pus; to become a source of resentment or irritation.

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Fester

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To argue vehemently, a heated quarrel

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Altercation

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