#2 Flashcards

(23 cards)

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INDICT

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a verb primarily meaning to charge someone with a crime.

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CONSTERNATION

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a noun primarily meaning feelings of distress, shock, or dismay.

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DOUSE

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Douse is a verb primarily meaning to extinguish or pour water over.

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DISCARD

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a verb primarily meaning to get rid of something

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ADHERE

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a verb primarily meaning to stick firmly to something

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DISPARITY

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a noun primarily meaning lack of similarity or equality

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ADULATION

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a noun primarily meaning admiration or awe

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FURTIVE

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an adjective primarily meaning clandestine or done with stealth

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ENGENDER

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a verb primarily meaning to be the cause of a situation or feeling

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BOISTEROUS

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an adjective primarily meaning someone who makes a lot of noise and has a lot of energy

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OPAQUE

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an adjective primarily meaning difficult to understand

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EXACERBATE

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a verb primarily meaning to make something worse

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RIFE

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OVERFLOWING, abundant, plentiful

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MYRIAD

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an adjective primarily meaning an extremely large quantity

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ALCOVE

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overed or sheltered area

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HILARITY

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a noun primarily meaning laughter or a feeling of fun

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MITIGATE

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a verb primarily meaning to make something less severe or painful

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PRIM

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an adjective primarily meaning very formal and proper

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BRACKISH

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an adjective primarily meaning salty or made partly of salt

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VESTIGE

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a noun primarily meaning a remnant or a trace of something left behind

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SUBTERFUGE

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a noun, primarily meaning a scheme or trick

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PLAINTIVE

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an adjective primarily meaning expressing sorrow and sadness