Vocabulary Chapter-11 Flashcards

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Abrogate

A

To repeal

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Ambient

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Completely surrounding

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Asperity

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Severely rough

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Burnish

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Polish

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Cabal

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Covertly working group

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Delectable

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Delightful

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Deprecate

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To express mild disapproval

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Detritus

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To wither away

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Ebullient

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Overflowing enthusiasm

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Eclectic

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Drawn from different sources

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Flaccid

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Limp, not firm

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Impecunious

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Having little to no money

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Inexorable

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Inflexible, unyielding

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Moribund

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Dying

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15
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Necromancer

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A magician

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Onerous

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Burdensome

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Rife

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Common , widespread

18
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Rudiments

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Basics of anything

19
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Sequester

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To set apart; to take possession of

20
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Winnow

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To get rid of something unwanted, delete