Corroborate-Aloof Flashcards

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Despondent

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Very sad and without hope

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Corroborate

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To support with evidence or authority; make more certain

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Enigma

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Someone or something that is difficult or hard to explain

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Hedonism

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The belief that pleasure or happiness is the most important goal in life

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Innate

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Existing from the time a person is born

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Martyr

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A person who is killed or who suffers greatly for religion, cause, etc…

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Obsequious

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Too eager to help or obey someone

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Quixotic

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Hopeful or romantic in a way that is not practical

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Aberration

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Something that is unusual or unexpected

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Absolve

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To make someone free from guilt, responsibility, etc…

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Acerbic

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Expressing sharp or harsh criticism in a clever way

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Address

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To speak to

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Aesthetic

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Of or relating to beauty

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Agnostic

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A person who does not have a definite belief about whether God exists or not

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Aloof

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At a distance

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