English-3 Vocab #34

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abash

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to make ashamed; to embarass

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banal

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unoriginal, ordinary

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cacophony

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harsh sounding mixture or words, voices, or distractions or sounds

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daunt

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to make fearful; to intimidate

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eccentric

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not conventional; a little kooky; irregular

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fabrication

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a lie; something made up

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garrulous

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talkative; chatty

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hedonism

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the pursuit of pleasure as a way of life

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abate

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to subside, to reduce

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beget

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to give birth to; to create; to lead to; to cause

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abash

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to make ashamed; to embarass

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banal

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unoriginal, ordinary

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cacophony

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harsh sounding mixture or words, voices, or distractions or sounds

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daunt

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to make fearful; to intimidate

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eccentric

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not conventional; a little kooky; irregular

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fabrication

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a lie; something made up

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garrulous

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talkative; chatty

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hedonism

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the pursuit of pleasure as a way of life

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abate

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to subside, to reduce

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beget

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to give birth to; to create; to lead to; to cause

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cadence

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rhythm; the rise and fall of sounds

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dearth

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lack; scarcity

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eclectic

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choosing the best from many sources; drawn from many sources

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facetious

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humorous; not serious; clumsily humorous

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genre

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a type or category, especially of art or writing

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hapless

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unlucky

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abdicate

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to step down from a position of power or responsibility

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belabor

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to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent

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cajole

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to persuade someone to do something he or she does not want to do

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debacle

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violent breakdown; sudden overthrow. overwhelming defeat

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edify

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to enlightne; to instruct, especially in moral or religious manner

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facile

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skillful in a superficial way; easy

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genteel

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refined; polite; aristocratic; affecting refinement

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harbinger

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a forerunner; a signal of

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abhor

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to hate very, very much; to detest

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belittle

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to make to seem little; to put someone down

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candor

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truthfulness; sincere hponesty

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debauchery

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wild living; excessive intemperance

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elicit

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to bring out; to call forth

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faction

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a group, usually a small part of a larger group, united around some cause.

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gesticulate

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to make gestures, especially when speaking or in place of speaking

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heresy

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any belief that is trongly opposed to established beliefs

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accost

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to approach and speak to someone (usually a negative connotation is subscribed

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benign

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gentle; not harmful; mild

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cnesure

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to condemn severely for doing something bad

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defame

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to libel or slander; to ruin the good name of

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delineate

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to describe accurately; to draw in outline

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elusive

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hard to pin down; evasive

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flagrant

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glaringly bad; notorious; scandalous

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gegarious

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sociable; enjoying the company of others

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ignominy

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deep disgrace

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lethargy

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sluggishness; laziness; drowsiness; indifference

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magnanimous

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forgiving; not resentful; noble in spirit; generous

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nostalgia

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sentimental longing for the past

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paradox

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a true statement or phenomenon that nonetheless seems to contradict itself