week 3 Flashcards

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1
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loathe

A

to hate

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2
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reprimand

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to show sharp disaporival

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3
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lackluster

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dull

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4
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caustic

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sarcastic, biting

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5
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wrest

A

take by force

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6
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infamous

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famous for a bad reason

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7
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jostle

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to bump into

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8
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dupe

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a person easily tricked

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9
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incipient

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just beginning to exist

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10
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inadvertant

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heedless, not on purpose

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11
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ominous

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threatening

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12
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tremulous

A

quivering

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13
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repudiate

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to reject, decline

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14
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cessation

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a stopping

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15
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bristle

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stiffen with fear or anger

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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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worldly, boring

18
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incongruous

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inappropriate

19
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condolence

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pitty, sympathy

20
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stipulate

A

to specify and conition