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, worthless

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3
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Belligerent

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warlike

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4
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Intimidate

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To overawe, to scare

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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, likes to fight
My friend owen is very pugnacious

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Promulgate

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To make known officially
I promulgated that I was having another sibling

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Brash

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Impudent, disrespectful
The opposing team was brash after we beat them

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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 a insulting way

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Tangible

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Real, able to hold or measure

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12
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Intangible

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Real but un able to hold or measure

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13
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Laceration

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Cut in the skin
I had a laceration on my arm from accidentally cutting myself

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Castigate

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To correct by punishing
My coach nick castigated us with conditioning so we would never mess around again

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Sordid

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Dirty, base
My friend has a sordid childhood growing up

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Octogenarian

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A person in his or her eighties
My great grandma is a octogenarian

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Solace

A

easing of grief

18
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aspirant

A

candidate for high positions

19
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Dregs

A

most worthless part

20
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Frenzy

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wild fit

21
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Scurrilous

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Coarse, inappropriate