Vocabulary Flashcards

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Abase

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To degrade or belittle.

To lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem.

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Acquiesce

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To accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively.

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Aloof

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Not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.

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Archipelago

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A group of islands.

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Assuage

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1. To satisfy.

2. or

To make an unpleasant feeling less intense.

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Bombastic

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High-sounding but with little meaning; inflated.

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Careen

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To move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way in a specified direction.

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Cavalier

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Showing a lack of proper concern; offhand.

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Contiguous

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Sharing a common border; touching.

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Cumbersome

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Large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use; unwieldy.