week 12 Flashcards

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1
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diatribe

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bitter criticism
My mom goes on a diatribe about me and my sister having to fold our laundry

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2
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inhibition

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mental restraint

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3
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fortuitous

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good accident

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4
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incoherent

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disjointed, doesn’t make sense

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5
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Ilk

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Kind, sort, always negative

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6
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Prestigious

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Illustrious

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Placard

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Poster

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Integral

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Essential

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9
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Remuneration

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Pay, Money

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10
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Nominal

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Slight, little bit

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11
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expunge

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Erase permanently

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12
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Flamboyant

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Showy, colorful

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13
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anathema

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something greatly detested
I anathema the Chadwick Dolphins

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14
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Schism

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Split

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15
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Utopia

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Place of perfection

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16
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Timorous

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Fearful
I am Timorous of the dark

17
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Truncated

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Cut short
I had to truncate the rope because it was too long

18
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Jaunty

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Sprightly, gay, happy

19
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Fractious

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Quarrelsome, fight
My friends are a bit Fractious

20
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Ostentatious

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Showy, showing off
The rich celebrity is Ostentatious of all his cool things