Word Wise 4 Flashcards

1
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Appraise

A

To determine the worth or value of

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2
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Excavate

A

To dig out of the ground and remove

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3
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Excursion

A

A trip or outing

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4
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Exonerate

A

To free from guilt or blame, exculpate

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5
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Disclose

A

To reveal, make public

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6
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Discrepancy

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Difference, the failure of things to correspond

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7
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Disgruntled

A

Upset, not content

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8
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Dishearten

A

Feeling a loss of spirit or moral

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9
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Disparage

A

To criticize or speak ill of

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10
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Criteria

A

Standards by which something is judged

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11
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Culmination

A

The climax to wad which something progressed

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12
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Cultivate

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To nurture, improve, refine

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13
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Cumulative

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Increasing, building upon itself

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14
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Cunning

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Sly, clever at being deceitful, crafty

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15
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Curt

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Abruptly and rudely short

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16
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Daunting

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Intimidating, causing one to lose courage

17
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Debacle

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A disastrous failure, disruption

18
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Gregarious

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Drawn to the company of others, sociable

19
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Injunction

A

An order of official warning

20
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Appease

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To calm, satisfy