week 4 Flashcards

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alacrity

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briskness, lively action

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disdain

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contempt

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belligerent

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warlike, likes to fight

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4
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intimidate

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to overawe, pressured

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5
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feint

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a false attack

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pugnacious

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quarrelsome

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7
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promulgate

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to make known officially

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8
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brash

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impudent

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scoff

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to sneer at

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10
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belittle

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to make seem less important in an insulting way

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tangible

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having actual form, can touch

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12
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laceration

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cut in the skin

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13
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castigate

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to correct by punishing

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14
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sordid

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dirty, scandalous

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15
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octogenarian

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person in his or hers eighties

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16
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solace

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easing of grief

17
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aspirate

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candidate for high reputation

18
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dregs

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most worthless part

19
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frenzy

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wild fit

20
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scurrilous

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coarse, inappropriate