Vocabulary #14 Flashcard

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Scrutinize

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To examine something very carefully in order to understand it better or to find any mistakes or problems.

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Vilify

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To speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner; to defame or slander.

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Recount

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To tell someone about something; to narrate or relate a story or event.

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Eclectic

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Deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.

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Aviary

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A large enclosure for keeping birds, allowing them to fly freely within it.

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Tentative

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Not certain or fixed; provisional; subject to further confirmation.

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Whimsical

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Playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way.

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Replete

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Filled or well-supplied with something; abundant.

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Inception

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The establishment or starting point of an institution or activity.

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Glacial

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Relating to or denoting the presence of ice; extremely slow.