Week 8 Vocab Flashcards

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Recluse

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(Noun)

A person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other ppl.

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Implausible

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(Adj.)

Not having the appearance of truth or credibility.

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Sanction

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(Noun)
Authoritative permission or approval
(Verb)
To authorize

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Denunciation

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(Noun)

Open condemnation;censure

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Embellish

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(Verb)

Elaborate,exaggerate, expand on

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Lethargic

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(Adj)

Drowsy, sluggish

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Tactless

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(Adj)

Excessively blunt

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Unassailable

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(Adj)

Unable to be attacked,questioned, or defeated

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Hypocritical

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(Adj)

Behaving on a way that suggests one has higher standards or more noble beliefs

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Catalyst

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(Noun)

An agent that provokes or speeds up the change in a reaction

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Forlorn

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(Adj)

Desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, lonely,sad

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Perceptive

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(Adj)

Having or showing sensitive insight

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Aesthetic

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(Adj)

Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of Beauty.

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Vacillate

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(Verb)

To waiver in mind or opinion

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Waive

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(Verb)

To put aside for the time, postpone

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