vocab-8 Flashcards


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Estuary

the wide part of a river at the place where it joins the sea

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Dietetic

concerned with diet and nutrition

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Homage

special honour or respect shown publicly

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Tout

attempt to sell something by aggressively pestering

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Trounce

defeat heavily in a contest

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Tutelage

authority over someone or something

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Unconscionable

not right or reasonable

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Untoward

unexpected

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Usury

lending money at unlawful rates

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Vehemently

showing strong feelings

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Veritable

using as an intensifier

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Wan

pale with the appearance of illness

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Protagonist

an advocate or champion of a particular cause or idea

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pioneer

a person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area

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Promiscuous

having or characterized by many transient sexual relationships

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Repudiate

refuse to accept; reject

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Retribution

punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act

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Promulgate

promote or make widely known (an idea or cause)

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Disseminate

spread (something, especially information) widely

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Emanate

(of a feeling, quality, or sensation) issue or spread out from (a source)

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Verdure

lush green vegetation

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Foliage

plant leaves collectively

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Deleterious

causing harm or damage

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Salubrious

health-giving; healthy

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Surreptitious

kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of