Week 4 Flashcards

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Aspirant

A

Candidate, striver, applicant

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2
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Belligerent

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Seeking war, hostile

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3
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Belittle

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To speak of as unimportant

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4
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Brash

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Insolent, impudent

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5
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Castigate

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To punish, chastise

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6
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Disdain

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Contempt, scorn

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7
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Dregs

A

Most worthless part

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8
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Feint

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False attack, pretense, sham

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9
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Frenzy

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Frantic outburst, wild fit

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10
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Intimidate

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To make afraid, to overawe

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11
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Laceration

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Rough cut, jagged wound

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12
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Octogenarian

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Person in his or her eighties

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13
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Promulgate

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To make public, proclaim

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14
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Pugnacious

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Combative, quarrelsome

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15
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Alacrity

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Quick willingness, briskness, lively action

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16
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Scoff

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To mock, to sneer at

17
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Scurrilous

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Vulgar, coarse, using indecent language

18
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Solace

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Comfort, easing of grief

19
Q

Sordid

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Filthy, ignoble, dirty, base

20
Q

Tangible

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Able to be touched, having actual form