Day1.p Flashcards

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bereaved

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deprived or left desolate, especially through death

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bequest

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something left to someone in a will

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3
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benign

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gentle, not harmful, kind,mild

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benevolent

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generous, kind, doing good deeds

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5
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benefactor

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one who provides help, especially in the form of a gift or donation

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belie

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to give a false impression o, to contradict

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beleaguer

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to surround, to besiege, to harass

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belabor

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to go over repeatedly or to an absurd extent

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bastion

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stronghold, fortress, fortified place

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bane

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poison, torment, cause of harm

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banal

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unoriginal, ordinary

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awry

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off course, twisted to one side

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avow

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to claim, to declare boldly, to admit

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autonomoous

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acting independently

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15
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autocratic

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ruling with aboslute authority, extremely bossy

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austere

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unadorned, stern, forbidding, without excess

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aupicious

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favorable, promising, pointing to a good result

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attrition

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gradual wearing away, weakening, or loss, a natural or expected decrease in numbers or size

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astute

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shrewd, keen in judgment

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assuage

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to soothe, to pacify, to easy the pain of, to relieve

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assimilate

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to take in, to absorb, to learn thoroughly