Vocabulary Words Unit 4 Flashcards

1
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despair

A

a complete loss of hope

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2
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exonerate

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to free from blame or responsibility

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3
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juxtapose

A

to place side by side

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4
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evasive

A

tending to escape

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5
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cursory

A

performed with haste and little attention to detail

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6
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disparage

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to speak of in an insulting way

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7
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elite

A

superior in status

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8
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bane

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a cause of death or ruin

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9
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defer

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to submit or yield to another’s wish or opinion

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10
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averse

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reluctant

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11
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enmity

A

hatred

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12
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quile

A

skillful deceit

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13
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dogmatic

A

stubbornly and arrogantly opinionated

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14
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warrant

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to justify

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15
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frenetic

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wildly excited; frenzied; frantic

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16
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convoluted

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complicated

17
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plausible

A

believable

18
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hail

A

to solute or greet

19
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enunciate

A

to pronounce with clarity

20
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felicity

A

great happiness