Word List 7 A-D Flashcards by Madeline Fagen

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abate

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to decrease in force

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aboveboard

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honest

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acrid

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bitter (as in taste or smell), harsh

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admonish

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to warn, to criticize

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affected

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artificial (as in behavior), theatrical

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amalgam

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mixture

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anachronistic

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out of place in time

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anomalous

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unusual, out of place

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anthology

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collection of stories or poems

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aphorism

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a short, wise saying

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baseness

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inferiority, low rank

2. crudeness

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befuddle

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to confuse

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belligerent

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argumentative, aggressive

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bigot

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prejudiced person

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bombastic

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loud and self-involved, pompous

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buffeted

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hit repeatedly

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cajole

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to urge through flattery

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calving

A

giving birth to a calf

2. losing part of oneself

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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

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certitude

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sureness, certainty

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chary

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careful, wary

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chide

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to scold, to disapprove of

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circumlocution

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a roundabout way of speaking

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coffer

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box in which valuables are kept

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commiserate

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to feel or show pity for, to sympathize

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conflagration

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large fire

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contiguous

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side by side, touching

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corroborate

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to provide evidence, to support a view or opinion

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countermand

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command replacing a pervious one

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deference

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extreme respectfulness, submissiveness

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despondent

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depressed

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dialectic

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method of finding truth through reasoning

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diffidence

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shyness, lack of confidence

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disapprobation

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disapproval

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disposition

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mood, temperament

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ditty

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simple song

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dogged

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persistent, stubbornly determined

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dotard

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stupid person

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drawl

A

to speak slowly

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dulcet

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pleasant-sounding