Glossary Flashcards by kenja james

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Austere

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Sever or stern in appearance

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Apathy

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Lack of interest or emotion

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Audacious

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Fearless and daring

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Antipathy

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Extreme dislike

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Antagonize

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To annoy or provoke to anger

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Adulterate

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To make impure

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Aggrandize

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To increase in power, influence and reputation

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Archaic

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Ancient, old fashion

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Candid

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Straight forward and honest in speech

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Chaos

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Great disorder or confusion

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Condone

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To overlook, pardon or disregard

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Bombastic

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Pompous in speech and manner

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Catalyst

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Something that brings about change in something

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Crescendo

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Gradually increasing in volume or force

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Banal

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Predictable, cliche, boring

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Assuage

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To make something unpleasant less severe

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Abate

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To increase in amount, degree or severity

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Ameliorate

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To make better, to improve

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Anomaly

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Deviation from what is normal

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Articulate

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Able to speak clearly and expressively

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Abyss

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A very deep hole

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Abstain

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To choose not to do something

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Abscond

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To leave secretly

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Anachronism

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Something out of place in time

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Ambiguous

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Doubtful or uncertain. Able to be interpreted in many ways

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Amalgamate

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To combine or mix together

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Alleviate

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To make bearable

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Arbitrate

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To judge a despite between two opposing parties

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Aesthetic

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Concerning the appreciation of beauty

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Ardor

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Intense and passionate feeling

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Advocate

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To speak in favour of

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Analogous

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Similar or alike in someway

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Cacophony

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Loud or jarring noise

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Cogent

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Convincing and well rehearsed

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Credulous

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Too trusting, gullible

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Chicanery

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Deception by means of craft or guile

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Castigate

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To punish or criticize harshly

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Convoluted

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Intricate and complicated

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Corroborate

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To provide supporting evidence

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Bolster

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To support or prop up

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Capricious

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Changing ones mind quickly and often

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Chauvinist

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Someone prejudice in favour of a group in which they belong

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Attenuate

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To reduce in force or degree, to weaken