Week 3 Flashcards

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Loathe

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To hate

I loathe presenting projects

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Reprimand

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To show sharp disapproval

I reprimanded my cfb team pretending I was the coach

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3
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Lackluster

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Dull

The game I spent money on was very lackluster

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4
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Caustic

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Sarcastic, biting

The streamer is caustic

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Wrest

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Take by force

I was able to take to starting job by wrest after I showed a better preseason than the starter

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Infamous

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Famous for bad reason

Hitler is infamous

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Jostle

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Bump into

We jostle while in the line for lunch

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Dupe

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A person easily tricked

I duped him into thinking I won

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9
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Incipient

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Just beginning to exist

When the Baltimore ravens where incipient they drafted Ray Lewis

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10
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Inadvertent

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Heedless, on accident

I inadvertently hit him with my elbow

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Ominous

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Threatening

There was an ominous man in the ally way so I went the other way

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Tremulous

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Quivering

My tremulous hands during the presentation showed how nervous I was

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Repudiate

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To reject, decline

I repudiated the food because I was full

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14
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Cessation

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A stopping

The cessation of my favorite food place had me heart broken

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15
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Bristle

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Stiffen with fear or anger

I began to bristle in my nightmare

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16
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Euphemism

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A less offensive term

17
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Mundane

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Boring

English class is so mundane

18
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Incongruous

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Inappropriate does not line up

My goals and actions are incongruous

19
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Condolence

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Pity, Sympathy

I sent my condolences to him after his mom passed away

20
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Stipulate

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To specify a condition

The stipulations were too much