96-110 Flashcards by Jose Ghetto | Brainscape

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Esoteric

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Understood by only a select few

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Wince

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To shrink back; cringe

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Galvanize

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To arouse suddenly; to startle; ti provoke

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Posterity

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Succeeding generations; descendants

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Tranquility

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Peacefulness

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Precocious

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Advanced in development

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Defrence

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Great respect

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Putrefy

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To decay; decompose

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Validity

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State of being supported by something reliable; truthfulness

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Eclectic

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Consisting of selections from various sources

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Primordial

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First in order if a series

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Ameliorate

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To make better

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Poignant

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With sharp emotional appeal; touching

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Prolifigate

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Utterly immoral; widely extravagant

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Opprobrium

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Reproach from disgraceful conduct; humiliation

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