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Ch 3 Groups 11-13 Flashcards

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Aversion

A

Strong dislike, repugnance

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Alacrity

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Cheerful willingness

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Involuntary

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Not done on one’s free will

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Loath

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Unwilling; disclined

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Loathe

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Have an intense aversion to

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Volition

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Wi

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Acclivity

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Upward slope; ant. Declivity

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Acme

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Highest point; pinnacle; summit

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Apogee

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Farthest point on earth in orbit

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Climactic

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Arranged in order of increasing force and interest

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Consummate

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Perfect; superb

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Eminence

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High rank

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Eminent

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Standing out

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Ethereal

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Of heavens; celestial; airy

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14
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Exalt

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Lift up with joy

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Precipice

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Very steep or overhanging place

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Precipitous

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Steep as precipice

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Preeminent

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Standing out above others

18
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Sublimate

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Redirect the energy of a persons bad impulses to good channels

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Sublime

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Elevated; noble

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Vertex

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Farthest point opposite the base

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Zenith

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Highest point; culmination

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Abject

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Deserving contempt, sunk to a low

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Abysmal

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Deep; profound

24
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Abyss

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Bottomless depth

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Anticlimax

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Abrupt decline from the dignified or important to the trivia or ludicrous

26
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Chasm

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Deep breach, wide gap

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Declivity

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Downward slope (ant. Declivity)

28
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Dregs

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Most worthless part

29
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Earthy

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Down to earth, realistic; coarse

30
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Humble

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Courteously respectful

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Humiliate

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Lower the pride or position of

32
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Humility

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Freedom from pride; humbleness

33
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Meni

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Low; mean; subservient; servile

34
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Nadir

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Lowest point (ant. Zenith)

35
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Plumb

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Get to the bottom of; fathom

36
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Profound

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Very deep; intellectually deep

37
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Ravine

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Deep; narrow gorge

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