Vocab List 3

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defunct

Back 1

no longer existing or functioning

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eradicate

Back 2

to get rid of as if by tearing it up by the roots; abolish

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expurgate

Back 3

remove objectionable content before publication or release

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extirpate

Back 4

to destroy

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quell

Back 5

to put down forcibly; suppress

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raze

Back 6

to level to the ground; demolish

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squelch

Back 7

to crush as if by trampling; squash

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supplant

Back 8

to usurp the place of; especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics

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stymie

Back 9

to thwart or stump

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abase

Back 10

to lower in rank, prestige, or esteem

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deride

Back 11

to mock contemptuously

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derogatory

Back 12

insulting or intended to insult

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effrontery

Back 13

brazen boldness; presumptuousness

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ignominy

Back 14

great personal dishonor or humiliation; disgraceful conduct

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impugn

Back 15

to attack as false or questionable

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mar

Back 16

to damage, especially in a disfiguring way

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pejorative

Back 17

disparaging, belittling, insulting

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vex

Back 18

to annoy or bother; to perplex

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vindictive

Back 19

disposed to seek revenge; revengeful; spiteful

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bombastic

Back 20

given to pompous speech or writing

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ebullience

Back 21

intense enthusiasm

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exorbitant

Back 22

exceeding all bounds, as of custom or fairness

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exuberant

Back 23

full of unrestrained enthusiasm or joy

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embellish

Back 24

to ornament or decorate; to exaggerate

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flagrant

Back 25

extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable

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gratuitous

Back 26

given freely; unearned; unnecessary

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lavish

Back 27

extravagant

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lugubrious

Back 28

mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree

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opulent

Back 29

displaying great wealth

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ornate

Back 30

elaborately decorated

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penchant

Back 31

a strong inclination or liking

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redundant

Back 32

needlessly repetitive

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ubiquitous

Back 33

being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent

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vicarious

Back 34

felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another

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vignette

Back 35

a short scene or story

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amalgam

Back 36

a combination of diverse elements; a mixture

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inundate

Back 37

to overwhelm as if with a flood; to swamp

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multifarious

Back 38

diverse; various

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multiplicity

Back 39

state of being various or manifold; a great number