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101 lexicon cards

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vocab. word
definition
aloof   apart from others  
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antiquated   too old to be useful; outdated  
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rectify   to correct or fix; to make right  
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surpass   to go beyond expectations  
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verbose   very talkative  
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advocate   one who supports speaks on behalf  
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animosity   feeling of resentment or hate  
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destitute   poor; lacking a home or possessions  
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doleful   extremely sad  
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gregarious   friendly; enjoys being around people  
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astute   wise; insightfully clever  
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baleful   harmful  
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capitulate   yield or give in pressure  
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cordail   friendly; welcoming  
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delilitate   to weaken  
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admonish   to warn or scold  
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altruistic   unselfish; caring  
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bumptious   boastful; thinking highly os oneself  
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fastidoius   difficult to please; picky; choosy  
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garish   flashy; tacky  
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accolade   an award or praise  
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adversary   opponent; enemy  
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flucuate   swing; to go up & down  
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garrulous   very talkative  
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grandiose   magnificent in a "show off" way  
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brevity   breifness; very short  
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harbor   to provide shelter or refuge  
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impede   get in the way; hinder  
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imminent   about to take place; happening soon  
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satire   using irony and humor to make fun of things  
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loquacious   very talkative  
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nebulous   unclear  
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stupefy   to cause confusion  
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ubiquitous   existing everywhere  
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undulate   move in a wavy, rolling manner  
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integrity   solid construction or morality  
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malice   a desire to cause harm or suffering  
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misconstrue   misunderstand  
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stalwart   strong;unwavering  
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submissive   giving in; not resisting  
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apprehension   fearing something bad will happen  
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cajole   fool with flattery or false promises  
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candor   honesty; frankness  
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document   provide evidence; back up with facts  
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incessant   continuous; endless  
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imperialistic   taking over or controlling others  
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neophyte   beginner  
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notoriety   fame uaually by doing something bad  
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vagrant   homeless person; wnader  
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xenoophobia   fear or hatred of anything foreign  
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