1-7 Flashcards by Cole Price | Brainscape

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assuage

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to lesson or to calm

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impotent

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powerless

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vapid

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becoming old, lost interest

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corset

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ladies’ undergarment

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ramrod

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rigid, severe, straight

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condescend

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to assume an air of superiority

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convey

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a small flock (as in quail)

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concede

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yield, allow or acknowledge

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quell

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calm, pacify

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benign

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gentle disposition, showing kindness

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ensuing

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to follow in time or as a result

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cleaved

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cling

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rendered

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to cause to be or become

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impudent

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shamelessly bold (Haverfords or Simon Finch)

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unsullied

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untouched or unused

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repertoire

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all the special skills a person has

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predilection

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preferred way of doing something

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foray

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go somewhere or do something not normal for you

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piety

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devotion to religious duties or practices

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indigenous

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living naturally in that particular region

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entailment

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legal situation: paying with farm products for services

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sojourn

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to dwell in a place temporarily

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onslaught

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a fierce attack (or something resembling)

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flinty

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a hard rock - hard and firm

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diminutive

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smaller than ordinary

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fractious

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tending to be troublesome, mean or cross

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compromise

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an agreement reached through mutual concessions

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discernible

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understandable

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auspicious

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promising success

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tacit

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expressed without words, implied

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chameleon

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small lizard whose skin changes color

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placid (ly)

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tranquil, calm, serene

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edification

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instruction, moral improvement

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quibbling

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evasive, shifting from point at issue

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prowess

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extraordinary ability

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ramshackle

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riceity, tumbledown

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palate

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roof of mouth