Mrs Joseph English Vocab 2/23

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Dubious

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doubtful

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Enigma

Back 2

something that is puzzling

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Exacerbate

Back 3

to increase the severity of

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Fickle

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capricious changeable

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Idiosyncrasy

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a peculiar trait or form of behavior

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Languid

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sluggish or listless

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Incorrigible

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incapable of being corrected, not reformable, delinquent

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Jocular

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fun loving jolly

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Lucid

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having full use of one’s mental facilities; clear

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Malevolent

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malicious or spiteful

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Manacle

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handcuff

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Morose

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gloomy or melancholy

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Imperial

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royal

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Imminent

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impending or near at hand

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Eminent

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prominent or notable

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Knell

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tolling of a bell

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Oblige

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to make indebted or grateful

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Proximity

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degree of closeness

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Manifest

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apparent; clear

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Indigent

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poor

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Lethargy

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sluggishness

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Tempest

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a storm

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Lurid

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stressing violence or sensationalism

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Maudlin

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excessively sentimental

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Homage

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honor attributes

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Imperious

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domineering

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Assail

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to attack

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Jettison

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to through overboard

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Kinetic

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producing motion

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Lackey

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a servile attendant

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Legacy

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anything received by an ancestor, predecessor, or previous era

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Malediction

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curse

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Xenophobia

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the fear or hatred of something strange or foreign

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Miser

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someone who is parsimonious

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Mesmerize

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to hypnotize

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Indolent

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idle disinclined to work

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Innocuous

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harmless

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Laudable

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praiseworthy

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Mercenary

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motivated solely by money or gain

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Lithe

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Flexible supple

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Meander

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to wander aimlessly

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Missive

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letter

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Nebulous

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vague

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Hubris

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pride arrogance and excessive self conceit

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Apostrophe

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the adding of an absent person

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Ostracize

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to banish disgracefully

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Obsequious

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slavishly attendant; servile

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Mettle

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courage or spirit

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Inundate

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to flood or overwhelm

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Interment

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burial

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Miscreant

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villain

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Mollify

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to soften or appease

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Lugubrious

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mournful

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Misnomer

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wrong name; incorrect designation

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Luminary

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shining light or star; person of brilliant achievements

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Nadir

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lowest point

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Numismatist

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coin collector

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Obdurate

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stubborn

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Repose

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rest

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Pallid

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Pale

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Paramount

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supreme

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Embellish

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to decorate or adorn

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Jejune

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not interesting or satisfying

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Paean

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song of praise

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Disparage

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to belittle

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Cursory

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hasty

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Duplicity

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deliberate deception

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Edify

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to enlighten

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Epitome

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the perfect example of an entire class or type

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Exacerbate

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to increase the severity of

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Fortuitous

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happening by a lucky chance

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Garrulous

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chatty

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Hackneyed

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worn out by use; banal, trite

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Histrionic

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theatrical

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Harbinger

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a forerunner; an indications of what is to come

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Latent

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hidden, not apparent