6 Flashcards
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anathema
A
someone or something that is intensely unliked disliked cursed or shunned
2
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assuage
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to satisfy
3
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avuncular
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like benevolent uncle familiar indulgent
4
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convivial
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sociable concerned w good company and festivities
5
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eclectic
A
combining elements from variety of sources
6
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epigram
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short witty poem or saying
7
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expound
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to explain in detail to set fourth
8
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intrinsic
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relating to essiential nature of something real or actual
9
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inveterate
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habitual or deeply rooted persistent
10
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mogul
A
very powerful wealthy person magnate
11
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munificient
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extremely generous liberal in giving
12
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nascent
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beginning to exsist emerging
13
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perspicacious
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clear sighted shrewed
14
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philistine
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one who is indifferent to or disdainful of intellectual values
15
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propitious
A
tending to favor or assist encouraging
