2-3 Flashcards

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Despot

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A ruler with absolute power, a tyrant

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Affinity

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Attraction, kinship

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Effigy

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Image, likeness

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Hybrid

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Cross b/t two varieties

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Illusion

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Something not what it appears to be

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Opulence

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Wealth, abundance

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Precision

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Exactness, accuracy

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Proximity

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Nearness

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Reminiscence

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A calling to mind, recollection

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Reprisal

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Act of retaliation, especially in war

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Adroit

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Skillful, clever

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facile

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Easily done, moving easily or quickly

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Feline

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Catlike, sly, stealthy

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Mediocre

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Average, commonplace

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Prodigious

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Enormous, marvelous, superhuman

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Prosaic

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Dull, monotonous, uninteresting

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Punitive

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Intended to punish, bringing punishment

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Spontaneous

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Arising naturally from within, bubbling up

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Subtle

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Delicate, artful, requiring acuteness

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Transient

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Fleeting, short lived