3-2 Flashcards

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Astute

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Shrewd, crafty, keen of mind

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Altruistic

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Unselfishly concerned for others

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Authentic

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Genuine, entitled to acceptance

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Cumulative

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Tending to increase or accumulate

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Despondent

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Dejected, despairing

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Didactic

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Morally instructive

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Ecclesiastical

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Pertaining to church or clergy

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Felicitous

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Fortunate, aptly chosen, happily conceived

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Imperial

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Majestic, befitting an emperor

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Odious

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Hateful, offensive

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Emancipate

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Liberate, set free

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Meditate

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to act as go-between, serve as harmonizing agent

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Reciprocate

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To pay back, exchange favors or courtesies

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Reconcile

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To bring to agreement to agreement, harmonize

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Relegate

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To banish or to reduce to lower status

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Repudiate

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To disavow, disown, reject

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Subsidize

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To provide financial aid

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Temporize

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To act evasively to gain time, yield temporarily to circumstances

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Usurp

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To seize unlawfully

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Vindicate

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To justify, clear of a charge or criticism