Week 3 Flashcards

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Loathe

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To hate
I loathe tomato

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Reprimand

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To show sharp disapproval
My parents reprimand me when I was late

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3
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Lackluster

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Dull
My car lackluster

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4
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Caustic

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Sarcastic, biting
Mr. Blehm is caustic

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5
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Wrest

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Take by force
Eli wrest my pencil out of my hand

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Crocodile tears

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Trying to act sad when your not

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Infamous

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Having a bad reputation, famous for a bad reason

Hitler is infamous

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Jostle

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To bump into

Richy caused a lot of jostle at the concert

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Dupe

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A person easily tricked
Eli is a dupe when it comes to memorizing the flash cards

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10
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Incipient

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Just beginning to exist

There if an incipient rumor that Eli is with issac

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Inadvertent

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Heedless, not attentive, not on purpose
Me Eli and VG had a inadvertent flip on her car

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Ominous

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Threatening
Eli is ominous to the color white

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Tremulous

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Quivering
Eli was tremulous when issac said yed

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Repúdiate

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To reject, decline
Eli repudiate issacs proposal to homecoming

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15
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Euphemism

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A less offensive term

Eli used a euphemism when she explained why she got fired

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16
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Mundane

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History class is full of mundane assignments

17
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Incongruous

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Inappropriate, doesn’t line up

My math formula was incongruous

18
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Condolence

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Pity, simpathy

There’s a lot of condolence cards at vons this week

19
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Stipulate

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To specify a condition

My mom didn’t let me go downtown until the stipulate was finished