week 36 eng vocab Flashcards by Michelle Granados [STUDENT]

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genre

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a certain form or style in painting or literature

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candid

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Frank, open, honest

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unsavory

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disagreeable, offensive, morally bad

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degrade

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make contemptible, lower

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venial

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pardonable, forgivable

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epitome

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person or thing that embodies or represents the best

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dexterity

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mental or physical skill

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grotesque

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strange, bizarre,* fantastic

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compassion

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sympathetic feeling, kindness

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repugnant

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distasteful, repulsive

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acme

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peak, pinnacle,* zenith*

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copious

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ample, abundant, plentiful

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vehemently

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violently, eagerly, passionately

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depict

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describe clearly, picture, portray

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naive

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unworldly, unsophisticated

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perfidious

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treacherous, false

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covet

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want, envy, wish

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ingratiate

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win confidence, charm

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penury

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poverty

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ignominous

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humiliating, disgraceful