day 9 Flashcards by 제민 성 | Brainscape

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auspices

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protection

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auspicious

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faborable

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austere

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unadorned

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autocratic

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ruling with absolute authority

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autonomous

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acting independently

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auxilary

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secondary

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avail

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to help

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avarice

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greed

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aversion

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strong feel of dislike

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avert

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to turn away; to prevent

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avid

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eager

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avow

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to claim

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avuncular

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like an uncle

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awry

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off course

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axiom

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widely accepted saying

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babble

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to utter meaningless sounds

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banal

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ordinary

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bacchanal

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a party animal; a drunken reveler

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baleful

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menacing

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balk

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to stop short

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ballyhoo

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sensational advertizing

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balm

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something that sooths

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bandy

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to exchange

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bane

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poison

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banter

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exchange

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bastion

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fortress

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baroque

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extravagantly ornate

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barrage

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a concentrated pouring of something

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bauble

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a small ornament

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bedlam

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noisy uproar

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beget

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to give birth to

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begrudge

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to envy

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behest

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command

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belabor

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to go over repeatedly

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beleaguer

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to surround

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belie

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to give a false information

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belittle

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to make seem little

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belligerant

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combative

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bemoan

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to grieve

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bemused

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puzzled or confused

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benediction

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a blessing

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benefactor

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one who provides help

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benevolent

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generous

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benighted

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un-enlightened

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benign

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gentle

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bequest

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something left to someone in a will

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bereaved

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deprived or left desolate

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beset

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to surround

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bestow

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to present as a gift

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bilious

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cranky