Deck 3 Flashcards by Katherine Cavanaugh | Brainscape

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Tractable;

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Obedient; polite

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Alacrity

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Eagerness; quickness

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Olfactory

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Concerned with sense of smell

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Rotund

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Round

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Delineation

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Demarcation; explanation; outlining

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Ruminate

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Ponder

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Allay

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To lessen

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Demur

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Hesitate; refuse

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Ignominious

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Shameful

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Liniment

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Soothing lotion

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Pragmatic

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Practical

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Ruse

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Stratagem

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Lithe

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Flexible; supple

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Omniscient

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All-knowing

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Pragmatist

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Practical person who is concerned with usefulness

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Saccharin

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Falsely sweet

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Transient

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Ephemeral

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Aloof

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Distant; cold

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Exceptionable

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Very bad

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Sacrosanct

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Very holy

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Lobbyist

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Person who tries to persuade someone to support a particular cause

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Onus

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Burden

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Sagacious

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Wise

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Trepidation

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Fear

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Amass

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Accumulate

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Execrable

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Very very bad

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Immoderate

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Excessive; extreme

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Sage

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A wise person

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Exegesis

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Scholarly explanation or interpretation

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Immutable

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Unchanging, permanent

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Opulent

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Rich; magnificent

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Precept

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Guiding principle

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Salacious

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Lecherous; sexual

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Deride

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Mock

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Ordain

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Destined; confer holy orders on a priest

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Precinct

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District of a city