Vocab #2

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choler n.

Back 1

an irratible disposition, anger

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pernicious adj.

Back 2

tending to cause death

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ere prep

Back 3

before

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fray

Back 4

a noisy brawl

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covert n/adj

Back 5

a) a sheltered place
b) secret

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augment v

Back 6

to make become larger in size

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portentous adj

Back 7

suggesting something bad is about to happen

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suit n

Back 8

the act of courting a women

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rank adj.

Back 9

1) growing in abundance or with accesive vigor
2) strong and offensive in odor or flavor

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importune v.

Back 10

ask urgently or repeatedly, annoy with pressing demands

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beseech v.

Back 11

beg, implore

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prolixity n.

Back 12

boring wordiness or verboseness

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visage n.

Back 13

the face or facial expressions of a person

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antic adj.

Back 14

ridiculously odd, acting like a clown

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disparage v.

Back 15

to speak of in a disrespecting way

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fleer v.

Back 16

jeer, taunt, make fun of

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gall n.

Back 17

1)bitterness of feeling(rancor)
2) outrageous insulance (effrontery)

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wax v.

Back 18

gradualy become larger, more numerous, stronger or more intense

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conjure v.

Back 19

to compel (a spirit) to appear or disappear by a set form of words

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demesness n.

Back 20

realm or region, domain

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DOFF v.

Back 21

1) to take off, remove
2) to get rid of

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prorogue v.

Back 22

hold back until a later time, delay

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fain adv.

Back 23

happily, gladly

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perjury n.

Back 24

to testify falsely under oath

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impute v.

Back 25

attribute the fault

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gyves

Back 26

(archaic) shackle

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mickle

Back 27

a large number

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baleful

Back 28

harmful or evil in intent or effect

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dote

Back 29

to be weak minded due to old age

to show excessive fondness

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rote

Back 30

memorizing process of repitition

learn by memorizing

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rancor

Back 31

bitter, long lasting resentment

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prate

Back 32

chatter

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louring

Back 33

dark or threatening as in the sky

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chide

Back 34

to scold

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martial

Back 35

suitable for having to do with the military

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bandy

Back 36

to toss back and forth

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hie

Back 37

to go quickly

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hap

Back 38

an accident

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mew

Back 39

to confine

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jocund

Back 40

cheerful

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gyves

Back 41

shackle

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mickle

Back 42

large number

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dote

Back 43

weak minded due to old age

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rote

Back 44

memorizing proccess

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rancor

Back 45

bitter, long lasting resentment

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prate

Back 46

chatter

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louring

Back 47

threatening as the sky

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chide

Back 48

to find fault with, scold

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bandy

Back 49

to toss back and forth

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martial

Back 50

relating to the military

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hie

Back 51

to go quickly

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hap

Back 52

an accident

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mew

Back 53

to confine in or as if in a cage

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jocund

Back 54

cheerful

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baleful

Back 55

harmful or evil

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discourse

Back 56

formal speech or writing

to speak or write formaly

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hilding

Back 57

unhappy person only fit for servant tasks

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mammet

Back 58

puppet or doll

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strategem

Back 59

clever scheme meant to achieve an objective

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absolve

Back 60

to pronounce free of guilt or sin

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abate

Back 61

to lessen in force or intensity

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behest

Back 62

to make an authoritative command

an authoritative cammand

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orison

Back 63

prayer

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behoove

Back 64

to be necessary for

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conceit

Back 65

a thought or an opinion

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inexorable

Back 66

relentless, incapable of being stopped