1-10 Flashcards
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Engender-(verb)
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to produce, cause give rise to
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prudent (adj.)
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wise or judicious in practical affairs; careful
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implacable (adj.)
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not to be appeased, pacified, calm
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Brazen (adj)
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shameless or impudent
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compunction (noun)
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feeling of uneasiness or anxiety
of the conscience caused by regret for doing wrong or causing pain; remorse.
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pallid (adj.)
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pale; faint or deficient in color
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Rankle (verb)
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to continue to cause irritation bitter resentment within the mind; fester
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Absolve (verb)
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to feel from guilt or blame or their consequences
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perverse (adj.)
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willfully determined to counter what is expected, turning away from rejecting what is right
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Expedient (noun)
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a means to an end; a resource
