#2 Flashcards by Cynthia Matson | Brainscape

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austere; stern

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ascetic

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empathy

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commiseration

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sensuous

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voluptuous

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scattering

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diffusion

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frolic; play

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disport

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maze

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labyrinth

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tractable; pliable

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amendable

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arcne; having a secret or hidden meeting

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cabalistic

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a sudden impulsive change whim

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caprice

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learned; scholarly

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erudite

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changeable; inconsistent

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mutable

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deadly; pernicious

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pestilential

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happening as if through divine intervention

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providential

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timely

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opportune

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harmful

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inimical

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refers to a female evildoer

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malefactress

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Give the roots of malefactress.

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From Latin,
malus- bad or wicked
facare- to do

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reputation for bad deeds

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infamy

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impossible to see or understand fully

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inscrutable

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to cleanse or free from impurities

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purge

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to make sore from abrasian; to exasperate and irritate

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gall

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payment for a service or employment

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enolument

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to provide with something freely

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endow