aSet 7 Flashcards

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euphony

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a pleasant sounding or harmonious combination or succession of words

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deride

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to laugh at in scorn or contempt

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insipid

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without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities

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austere

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severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding

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expedite

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to speed up the progress of; hasten

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heresy

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opinion or doctrine at variance with the orthodox or accepted doctrine, especially of a church of religious system

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novel

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of a new kind; different from anything seen or known before

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philanthropy

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unselfish concern for human welfare and advancements, usually related to donations to money, time, or property and generosity

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tentative

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unsure; uncertain; not definite or positive; hesitant

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deference

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respectful submission or yielding to the judgement, opinion, will, etc., of another

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