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WH Vocabulary Flashcards

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Abhor

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To loathe, detest, despise

*ABsolutely HAte you

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Absolve

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To forgive, free from blame

*solve=solve a problem, forgiveness

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Apparition

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A ghostly figure; an unexpected or unusual sight

*ghost Cathy

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Ardently

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Passionately, enthusiastically, fervently

*arden spoke with passion

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Austere

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Stern, strict, unadorned

*austere-severely strict

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Brazen

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Shameless, defiant

*shameless wearing brazen

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Chide

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To scold, express disapproval

*chide a child

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Contrive

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To devise, plan, or manage; to for in an artistic manner

*contrive-devise a plan together

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Deign

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To do something beneath one’s dignity; to stoop

*deign-dine with someone lower is doing something lower

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Forlorn

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Hopeless, despairing; dreary, deserted; unhappy

*forlorn-long for something to happen

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Impalpable

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Unreal, intangible

*impalpable-implausible

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Impertinent

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Rude, audacious; reckless and daring

*impertinent-imperfect

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Infatuate

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To become strongly or foolishly attached to, inspired with foolish passion, or overly in love

*infatuate-fat because I love food foolishly

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Interpose

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To come between

*interpose-inter-between

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Laconic

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Using few words

*laconic-lacking words

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Malady

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Illness

*malady-lady was ill

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Malignity

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Evil or aggressive malice; something that produces death

*malignity-malice

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Morose

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Sad, gloomy, surly

*morose-sad

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Pensive

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Thoughtful

*pensive-thought about writing with a pen

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Provincial

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Rustic, unsophisticated, limited in scope

*provincial-principal was unsophisticated

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Repose

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To relax or rest; to lie dead

*repose-to relax and repost

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Reprobate

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Morally unprincipled person

*reprobate-probation

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Sagacity

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Shrewdness, intelligence

*saga city-smart city, intelligent

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Sallow

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Sickly yellow in color

*sallow-yellow

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Surmise

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An educated guess

*surmise-predict the sunrise

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Usurper

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One who seized by force or without right

*usurper-unsuper, can’t do that

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Vapid

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Dull, tasteless

*vapid-vapor

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Vehement

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Strong, urgent

*vehement-urgent

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Vigilant

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Attentive, watchful

*vigilant-very watchful

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Vindictive

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Disposed to seek revenge

*vindictive-dictative

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