Week 4 Flashcards by Studyplex Studypro

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alacrity

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adj. briskness, lively action

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disdain (n)

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n. contempt

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belligerent

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adj. warlike

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intimidate

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v. overawe

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feint

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n. false attack

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pugnacious

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adj. quarrelsome

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promulgate

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v. make known officially

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brash

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adj. impudent

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scoff

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v. sneer at

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belittle

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v. make seem less important

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tangible

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adj. having actual form

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laceration

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n. jagged wound

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castigate

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v. correct by punishing

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sordid

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adj. dirty, base

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octogenarian

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adj. person in his or her eighties

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solace

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n. easing of grief

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aspirant

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n. candidate for high position

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dregs

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n. most worthless part

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frenzy

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n. wild fit

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scurrilous

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adj. coarse