Word List 9 Flashcards
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bane
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troublesome influence
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irascible
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easily angered
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perpetuated
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caused to continue
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rancor
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resentment; animosity; bad feeling
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voluble
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talkative
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bard
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poet
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edifice
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building; structure; construction
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germane
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relevant
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ire
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anger
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munificent
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generous, charitable
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perpetuity
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eternity
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bastion
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fortress, stronghold
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conflagration
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big fire
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efface
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wipe out; remove all trace of
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germinal
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just growing; not developed; immature
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mutinous
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very rebellious
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ratify
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approve, consent
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subpoena
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summons to court
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voracious
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ravenous
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confound
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confuse
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effigy
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a model of a person
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perspicacious
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insightful; sharp; wise
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effusive
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gushing; demonstrative
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navigable
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suitable for sailing
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perspicacity
insight
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raze
destroy, demolish
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subterfuge
a trick
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wane
grow less
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beguile
mislead; lure
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congenital
present from birth
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egalitarianism
belief in equality
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irreproachable
perfect
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nebulous
vague
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pertinent
relevant
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belabor
explain in unnecessary detail
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egregious
outstandingly, obviously bad
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grate
to annoy or aggravate
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nefarious
wicked; immoral
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peruse
read carefully
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subversive
rebellious; revolutionary
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wax
to increase
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beleaguer
besiege; attack
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consecrate
dedicate
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egress
exit
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itinerant
nomadic; wandering from place to place
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pervasive
spreading everywhere
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recapitulate
summarize
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waylay
accost; stop; approach; hinder
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belie
contradict
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gratuitous
unwarranted
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jaded
tired; bored; worn out
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petrify
terrify; turn to stone
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suffragist
someone who campaigns for voting rights
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elucidate
make clear
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gravity
seriousness
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neologism
newly coined word
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petulant
sulky; peevish
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recluse
someone who cuts himself off from life
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supercilious
proud and haughty
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whelp
young dog
