Word List 6 A-D Flashcards by Madeline Fagen

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abase

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to lower, to humble

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adjunct

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something attached to a main body

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altruism

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goodness, selflessness, generosity

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anterior

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placed in front, earlier

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aperture

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opening, hole

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arcane

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mysterious, secret

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balk

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to hesitate suddenly

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bellicose

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warlike in manner

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berate

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to scold, criticize

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blunderbuss

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old-fashioned shotgun

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browbeat

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to intimidate, to bully

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burnish

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to polish, to shine

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callow

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immature, inexperienced

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catharsis

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sudden emotional relief

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caustic

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unkind, bitter, sarcastic

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charted

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planned, plotted, mapped

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cherubic

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angelic, like a baby

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circuitous

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roundabout, not straightforward

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coerce

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to force someone to do something

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colloquial

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informal but common speech

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congenial

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pleasant, friendly

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contusion

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bruise

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crest

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peak, top

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cupidity

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greed

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debauchery

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corruption, physical self-indulgence

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defector

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one who leaves his or her side to join the enemy

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deprecate

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to criticize

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didactic

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intended to teach, preachy

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dirge

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funeral song

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disbursement

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spending

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disenfranchise

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to take away someone’s right to vote

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dither

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to be indecisive

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drudgery

A

boring work