week 3 Flashcards

(21 cards)

1
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Loathe

A

to hate
I loathe cheese but I like eating it on my pizza.

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Reprimand

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to show sharp disapproval
When I had gotten 10 minutes late to work, I thought my boss would reprimand me.

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3
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lackluster

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dull, Boring
The teacher had a lackluster of a lesson last class.

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caustic

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sarcastic, bitting
I like caustic TV shows.

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5
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wrest

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take by force
I had to wrest my little cousins phone from her hand.

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6
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crocodile tears

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insincere tears

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7
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infamous

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having a bad reputation, famous for a bad reason
Some woman are very infamous on social media

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jostel

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bump into
I jostled into a tourist the other day.

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9
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dupe

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a person easily tricked
Sometimes I like to dupe my mother that I washed the dishes.

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10
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incipient

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just beginning to exist
by telling the truth, we stopped the incipient rumor from spreading

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11
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inadvertent

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heedless not attentive, not on purpose
though an inadvertent error, the guided missile sped out of control.

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12
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ominous

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threatening
My mother gave me a ominous stare.

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13
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tremulous

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quivering, trembleing
when I have to present in class I get a tremulous voice.

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repudiate

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to reject, decline
I tend to repudiate homeless people over town.

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15
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cessation

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a stopping
When I’m walking around the mall, I always have a cessation for every store.

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16
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bristle

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stiffen with fear or anger
I was really bristle when I couldnt find my keys.

17
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euphemism

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a less offensive term
When my mom’s in the wrong, I tend to euphemism my wordings.

18
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mundane

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worldly, boring
Picking up trash is a mundane job.

19
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incongruous

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inappropriate, doesn’t line up
during class I make sure me and my friends don’t say anything incongruous.

20
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condolence

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pity, sympathy
when my friend got hurt I sent her a condolence card.

21
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stipulate

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to specify a condition
My mom stipulated that I conldn’t so I started washing all the laundry.