week 4 Flashcards

(20 cards)

1
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Alacrity

A

briskness, lively action
At restaurants servers move with alacrity to get the better table.

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2
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disdain

A

contempt
I disdain racist people.

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3
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belligerent

A

warlike, likes to fight
Their are a lot of belligerent kids at my school.

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4
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intimidate

A

to overawe
The first time I drove a actual car I was kinda intimidated.

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5
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feint

A

a false attack
I have different feints all day everyday.

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6
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pugnacious

A

quarrelsome
I know some girls that are really pugnacious.

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7
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promulgate

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to make known officially
The internet has made the promulgation of ideas very fast.

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brash

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impudent
When I was young I was very brash and always mouthing off.

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9
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scoff

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to sneer at
We scoffed at the idea.

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10
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belittle

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to make seem less important, in a insulting way
Another schools soccer team belittled my school once when we lost a game.

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11
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Tangible

A

having an actual form

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12
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Laceration

A

Cut in the skin
Sometimes I get a laceration without even feeling it.

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13
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castigate

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to correct by punishing

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14
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sordid

A

dirty base like a scandalous

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15
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octogenarian

A

person In his or her eighties
My grandpa is almost an octogenarian!

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16
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solance

A

easing of grief
When my grandma passed away we all felt solace in our hearts.

17
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aspirant

A

candidate of high position
When I get older maybe one day ill be aspirant of my job.

18
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dregs

A

most worthless part
I don’t like to eat the side dregs of my sandwich .

19
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frenzy

A

wild fit
I am always frenzy while looking for my car keys.

20
Q

scurrilous

A

coarse
My friend was tired of the scurrilous gossip that spread about her, after she broke up with her boyfriend.