week 7 Flashcards

1
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implacable

A

cannot be pacified, inexorable

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2
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paroxysm

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a fit, sudden outburst
when my little cousin didn’t get what he wanted he bursted out in a paroxysm of rage

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3
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reprehensible

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worthy of blame, really bad
p diddy did something reprehensible

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4
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jurisdiction

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power, range of authority

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5
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skirmish

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small fight, brief encounter

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6
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harass

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to trouble, torment
if you push someone it is called harassment

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7
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monolithic

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massively solid

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8
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indigent

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poor, needy
some people grow up indigent

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9
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arbitrary

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based on a whim, dictatorial

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10
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fray

A

a fight
at a party my uncle got into a fray

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11
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stymie

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show contempt,scoff

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12
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effigy

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a likeness (usually of a hated person)

sometimes i get mad in blehms class and i wanna make an effigy of him

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13
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flout

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to hinder, impede

people always flout the rule to put on a seatbelt

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14
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cognizant

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aware
when crossing a road you have to be cognizant of your surroundings

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15
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turbulent

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unruly, agitated

the argument between me and my friend was turbulent

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16
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terminate

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to end
there was a huge spider in my room and i terminated it with a shoe

17
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forthwith

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immediately
i had to go to school forthwith because i was almost late

18
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exacerbate

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to irritate, make worse
by arguing back at someone it exacerbates the situation

19
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revert

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return

20
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oust

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to drive out, eject
the teacher wanted the kid ousted from the class after disrupting the lesson