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English 10 Honours > Vocabulary Test #1 > Flashcards

Vocabulary Test #1 Flashcards

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Baffle

A

Bewilder; perplex; fill with confusion; puzzle; frustrate

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Despise

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Look down on with contempt or disgust; loathe; regard as inferior

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Detriment

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Injury, damage, or something that causes it; disadvantage

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Exhort

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Arouse by words; advise strongly; urge

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Finicky

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Excessively concerned with trifles or details; hard to please; fussy; particular; fastidious; persnickety

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Folly

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Lack of good sense; foolish action or undertaking

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Gall (v.)

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Make sore; irritate mentally; annoy; vex

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Gall (n.)

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Brazen boldness; nerve

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Ameliorate

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Become better; make better; improve; enhance

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