Power Plus Vocabulary 11.6 Flashcard

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eschew

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to keep away from; to avoid or shun something.

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bedlam

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a noisy uproar; a scene of wild confusion.

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affluence

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wealth; richness.

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onerous

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burdensome; involving a lot of effort and difficulty.

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elucidate

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to make something clear; to explain.

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scurrilous

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making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation.

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denouement

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the final resolution or outcome of a story or situation.

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banal

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lacking in originality; boringly predictable.

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amoral

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lacking a moral sense; unconcerned with the rightness or wrongness of something.

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peruse

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to read something carefully and in detail.