Week 4 Flashcards

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Alacrity

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Briskness, livley action

Richy moved with alacrity when he heard Justin Bieber was at the party

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Disdain

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Contempt

I could see the disdain on Eli’s face

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Belligerent

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Warlike

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Intimidate

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To overawe

Our homecoming car was a success to intimidate the others

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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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Promulgate

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To make known officially

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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, insalty less important

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Tangible

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Having actual form

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12
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Laceration

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Jagged wound, 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, base

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Octogenarian

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Person in his or her eighties

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16
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Intangible

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Real but can’t hold or see it

17
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Solace

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Easing of grief

18
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Aspirant

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Candidate for high position

19
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Dregs

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Most worthlessspart

20
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Frenzy

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Wild fit

21
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Scurrilous

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Coarse, inappropriate