Vocabulary Flashcards

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apocryphal

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of doubtful authenticity

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irate

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feeling or characterized by great anger

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profane

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showing disrespect toward sacred things

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mire

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a situation of difficulty or distress

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negligible

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so small or unimportant as to be not worth considering

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slander

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the action of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation

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marred

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impaired the appearance of; disfigured

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underfoot

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under one's feet; on the ground

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digression

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a temporary departure from the main subject

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circumspect

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wary and unwilling to take risks