Word List 8 Flashcards by Logan Tuminelli

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abatement

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decrease in force

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absolutist

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one in favor of total control by a ruler

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accost

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to approach and speak to

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acrimonious

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bitter, as in feeling, language, or tone

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analgesic

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painkiller

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anomaly

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unusual event or thing

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apocryphal

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false; of doubtful origin

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bilk

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to steal

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blight

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widespread disease

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boon

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a benefit

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buttress

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to support

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capitulate

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to give in

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celerity

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speed

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cessation

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ending

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coiffure

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hairdo

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conduit

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a channel or vehicle for transporting something

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curmudgeon

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cranky; irritable old man

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debility

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weakness

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deplore

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to regret deeply

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disquietude

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uneasiness; anxiety

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diurnal

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during the daytime

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eddy

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moving against the current, swirling water

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effervescent

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bubbly

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espouse

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to support

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euphemism

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word to replace an offensive word

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ferret

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to find by searching persistently

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ignominy

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dishonor

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indelible

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permanent

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inexorable

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unstoppable

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libel

A

printed lies that harm someone

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maudlin

A

overly sentimental

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odious

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disgusting

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ornithologist

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one who studies birds

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pejorative

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insulting

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perpetuate

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to make last

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prevaricate

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to lie

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proselytizer

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one who attempts to convert others to their religion

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protrusion

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something that sticks out

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quagmire

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a problem that is difficult to escape

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raconteur

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storyteller

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retinue

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staff for a high-ranking person

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rhapsodize

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to express with great delight

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savant

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someone knows a lot

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seismologist

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one who studies earthquakes

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smorgasbord

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meal involving many kinds of tools

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somnambulist

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storyteller

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staid

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serious

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tantamount

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equivalent

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tome

A

a long book

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unheralded

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unannounced

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viscous

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sticky; gluey; thickly liquid