4/18/23 Vocab Flashcards
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adjacent
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near, next to
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akin
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sharing the same properties
3
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candid
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- honest, straightforward, without holding back unpleasant truths. 2. informal; unposed.
4
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enthrall
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to hold the attention of as though under a spell
5
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erode
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to wear away gradually; to eat away.
6
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loath
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unwilling, reluctant
7
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melancholy
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sad, gloomy, unhappy
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mull
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to think about something carefully; to consider
9
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nimble
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able to move easily and quickly
10
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overwhelm
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- to overcome completely in mind or feeling 2. to defeat completely
11
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pamper
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to treat with extreme kindness or generosity
12
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sham
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something fake or false
13
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shirk
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to avoid or get out of doing work
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vocation
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a person’s employment, job or calling
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yearn
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to have a very strong and earnest desire
