Words 8/10/12 Flashcards
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augment
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to increase
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autonomy
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independence
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balk
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to halt
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ballad
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a love song
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bemoan
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to grieve
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benign
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kind, gracious
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bibliophile
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someone who loves books
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bilk
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to scam
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blasphemy
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crime against sacred things
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blatant
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obvious
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blithe
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lighthearted
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bolster
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to reinforce
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boorish
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rude, acting like a pig
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bourgeois
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materialistic
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bovine
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dull, like a cow
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bristle
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to recoil
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candid
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completely honest
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cantankerous
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bothersome
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complement
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something that completes something
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concur
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to agree
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conjecture
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an inference
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cadence
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a progression of sound
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chicanery
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trickery
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choleric
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easily angered
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cognition
act of knowing, perception
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composure
behavior
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contrite
apologetic
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contumaciously
rebelliously, disobediently
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convene
to gather
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convoluted
twisted, messed up
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coquette
a flirt
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covert
secretive, clandestine
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credible
believable
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curmudgeon
an old angry guy
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daunting
intimidating
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debunk
to prove false
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detrimental
harmful
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disgruntled
upset
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disseminate
to scatter widely
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dubious
doubtful
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decorum
etiquette
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demure
reserved, modest
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derivative
not original, something that comes from something else
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derogatory
insulting, belittling
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despotic
tyrannical
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dogmatic
pertaining to a dogma, doctrinal
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eccentric
moody, erratic
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ecclesiastical
relating to the church
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efficacy
effectiveness
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effusive
overflowing
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empathy
understanding of another
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enigma
riddle
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engender
to produce
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ennui
boredom
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enshroud
to cover
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epicure
someone who really knows food
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eradicate
to get rid of
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euphemism
a mild term for an offensive term
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execrated
to abhor, to curse
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expatriated
exiled
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expedient
convenient
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explicit
clearly expressed
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extemporaneous
spontaneous
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extrapolate
to deduce
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exuberant
really enthusiastic, effusive
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fabricate
to make up
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façade
a deceptive appearance
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facetious
sarcastic
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fallacy
a false statement
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fauna
relating to animals
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fetid
smelling bad
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flaccid
limp
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foible
quirk
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fracas
a frantic battle
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futile
useless
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gaffe
a social error
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galvanize
to stimulate
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gargantuan
really big
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garrulous
talkative
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gregarious
sociable, outgoing
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hallowed
revered
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harbinger
a hint
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haughty
superior
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hedonism
a belief in pleasure
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hiatus
a short gap
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hypothetical
supposed
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icon
a picture or representation
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implacable
inconsolable
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impregnable
not able to be penetrated
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incendiary
tending to catch on fire
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incoherent
not understandable, disconnected words
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incognito
in hiding
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increment
interval
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insinuate
to imply
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jingoistic
too much love for one's country
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jubilant
super happy
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kismet
fate, destiny
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kudos
honor, glory
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labyrinth
a maze
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lackluster
dull, mediocre
