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english vocabulary Flashcards

1
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renouncing a belief or doctrine

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abnegation

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enhance power, wealth, or status

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aggrandize

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3
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eagerness

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alacrity

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4
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misplaced chronologically

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anachronistic

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5
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quintessential of a certain kind

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archetypal

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6
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one who practices self-denial as a part of spiritual discipline

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ascetic

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7
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influence someone in a deceptive way

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beguile

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8
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intentional flattery for persuasion

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blandishment

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9
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persuade by flattery or coaxing

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cajole

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10
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disregard for others

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callous

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11
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a sense of solidarity arising out of familiarity and sociability

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camaraderie

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12
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expressing someone in an indirect way

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circumlocution

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13
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proclaim something noisily

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clamor

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14
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awareness or realization

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cognizant

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15
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interpret or assign meaning

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construe

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16
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enjoyable atmosphere or jovial company

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convivial

17
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a political leader who uses rhetoric to appeal to the prejudices and desires of ordinary citizens

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demagogue

18
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belittle someone

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denigrate

19
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instructive with a moral intent

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didactic

20
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of a distinct kind

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disparate

21
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deriving the best ideas and styles from a diverse range of sources

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eclectic

22
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reprehensible or outrageously bad

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egregious

23
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misappropriation of funds

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embezzlement

24
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lacking in vitality or mentally/morally drained

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enervate

25
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lasting for a short duration

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ephemeral

26
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maintaining composure in stressful situations

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equanimity

27
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devoid of intellegence

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fatuous

28
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uncalled for or unwarranted

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gratuitious

29
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someone who criticizes or attacks cherished ideas or beliefs

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iconoclast

30
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something peculiar to an individual

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idiosyncratic

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