Deck 10 Flashcards by S H

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aberration

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departure from the normal

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abate

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diminish

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abstemious

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moderate, not self indulgent

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acquiesce

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agree, submit

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acrimony

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bitterness, hostility

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affable

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agreeable, good natured

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affluence

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wealth

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aggregation

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a mixture of things that make a whole unit

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altruistic

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unselfish

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amenable

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compliant, accommodating

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anomalous

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abnormal, unusual, freakish

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anonymity

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namelessness

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antipodes

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direct opposite of something

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antiquated

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outdated

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apathy

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indifference

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apportionment

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portion allocation

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arcane

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mysterious

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archetype

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typical example

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ardor

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passion

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arduous

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difficult

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arid

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dry

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artifice

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trickery, deceit

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aspersion

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criticism, condemnation

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assuage

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alleviate, lessen

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astute

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shrewd

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audacity

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daring

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austere

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strict, forbidding

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auxiliary

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back up, extra

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averse

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reluctant

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aversion

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strong dislike

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axiom

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truth

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backslider

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relapse

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balk

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obstruct, stubbornly refuse

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banal

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trite, clichéd

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bellicose

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belligerent, ready to fight

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belligerent

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hostile

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bemuse

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confuse

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benign

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harmless, gentle

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bereavement

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period of mourning after a loss

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bereft of

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lacking something, deprived of

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bifurcation

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the division into two branches or parts

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bolster

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support system

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boorish

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coarse, oafish

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bombastic

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pretentious, pompous

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bungle

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ruin

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buttress

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support, reinforce

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cajole

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persuade with flattery

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callow

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immature, inexperienced

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canonical

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according to canon law (Catholicism)

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cantankerous

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bad tempered, uncooperative