Word List 07 Deck 2 Page 2 Flashcards

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1
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Awry

A

Wrong

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Banal

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Ordinary

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Baseness

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Inferiority; low rank

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Befuddle

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To confuse

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5
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belligerent

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Argumentative; Aggressive

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Beret

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Round, flat cap

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Bigot

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Prejudiced person

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Blatant

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Obvious; attention-grabbing

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Bombastic

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Loud and self-involved

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Brevity

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Briefness

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Buffeted

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Hit repeatedly

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12
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Bustle

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To hurry

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13
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Cajole

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To urge through flattery

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14
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Calving

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Giving birth to a calf; losing part of oneself

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Cataclysmic

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Terrible; tragic

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Caucus

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Meeting

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Cavort

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To run around in a playful manner

18
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Certitude

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Sureness

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Chary

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Careful

20
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Chide

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To scold

21
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Circumlocution

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A roundabout way of speaking

22
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Citrus

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Type of fruit, including oranges, lemons, etc

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Coagulate

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To clot; to come together

24
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Coffer

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Box in which valuables are kept