7/3 Flashcards

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Avaricious

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Greedy

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Avocation

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Favorite activity

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Baneful

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Evil or causing evil

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Avuncular

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Like an uncle

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Banality

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Quality of being banal

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Auspicious

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Showing signs of future success

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Autocrat

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Ruler with unlimited power

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Baroque

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Highly ornate style

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Autonomy

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Right of organization, region, etc. to govern

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Attenuate

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To make thin or slender

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Audit

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Examine accounts officially

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Augur

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To be a good or bad sign in what will happen in the future

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Assimilate

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Digest

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Assuage

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To make something less severe

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Assemblage

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Act of coming together

Assembly

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Assiduous

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Working hard

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Ascetic

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Leading a life of severe self-discipline

Monk

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Ascribe

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Caused by something else

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Assail

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To attack violently

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Arcane

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Secret

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Archaic

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Of a much earlier time in history

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Archipelago

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Group of many islands

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Apprehensive

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Feeling anxiety

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Approbation

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Approval

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Apt
Suitable
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Aptitude
Natural ability | Skill
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Arable
Farmable
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Arbiter
Authority
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Arbitration
Judgment
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Appease
Satisfy
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Appraisal
Judgment
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Appraise
Estimate
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Apprehension
Worry or fear
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Apparition
Ghost
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Ape
Imitate
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Aplomb
Confidence
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Apogee
Highest or furthest point
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Apostate
Person who renounces former beliefs
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Antipathy
Strong dislike
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Antiquarian
Person who studies collects or sells antiques
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Apathetic
Lacking interest | Indifferent
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Anthropomorphize
Humanize
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Ancillary
Helping in a subsidiary way
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Analgesic
Painkiller
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Anarchist
Person who believes in lawlessness
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Amity
Friendly relationship
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Amorphous
Having no fixed shape or form
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Anachronism
Mistake of placing something in the wrong historical period.
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Ambivalence
Mixed feelings
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Ameliorate
Improve
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Amenable
Agreeable
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Aloft
Overhead
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Altruism
Concern for the happiness of others before one's own
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Altruistic
Unselfish
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Amalgamate
Combine
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Amalgamation
Mixing
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Allocate
Give something for special purpose
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allusion
Reference
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Allay
To make less
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Allegory
Metaphor
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Agnostic
Skeptic
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Akin
Similar
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Alacrity
Willingness
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Affront
Insult
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Adversity
Hardship
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Aegis
Protection
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Aesthetic
Concerned with beauty
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Affected
Artificial
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Adjunct
Attachment
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Admonish
To warn someone gently
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Adroit
Quick and skillful
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Adulation
Flattery
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Acrimonious
Bitter
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Acumen
Ability to think and judge quickly and clearly
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Adjudicate
Act as a judge
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Acerbic
Harsh and sharp
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Acme
Highest stage of development
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Acquiesce
Accept something without arguing
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Acquisitive
Greedy
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Abysmal
Poor in quality
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Accede
Accept
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Accolade
Praise
84
Accord
Peace treaty
85
Aboveboard
Honest and open
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Abridge
Make shorter
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Abstemious
Not doing things which give pleasure
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Abstruse
Difficult to understand
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Abate
To make less
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Abatement
Reduction
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Aberrant
Abnormal
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Aberration
Anomaly
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Barb
Hurtful remark
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Avant-garde
Progressive