English 3 Week 5 & 6 Vocab Cards

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rancor

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bitter deep-seated ill will

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satiate

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to satisfy (a need, a desire, etc.) fully or to excess

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acrid

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sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor

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ameliorate

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to make better or more tolerable, to grow better

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auspicious

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showing or suggesting that future success is likely

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brazen

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marked by shameless or disrespectful boldness, to face with defiance or impudence

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circumspect

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careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences

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dearth

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an inadequate supply, lack of

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disparage

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to belittle the importance or value of (someone or something) : to speak slightingly about (someone or something)

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dogmatic

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characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts.