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Group 13 Flashcards

1
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Affinity

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  1. A natural liking or connection to a person, thing or idea
  2. A similarity between two things
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Altruistic

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Showing generosity and concern for the welfare of others

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Baroque

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Overly detailed or ornamental

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Byzantine

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Overly complex or intricate

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Compromise

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Weaken or diminish in quality, character, or value

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Conciliatory

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Intented to appease or calm someone down

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Countenance

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  1. Accept or permit
  2. The look of a person’s face or expression

Count to ten

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Covert

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Hidden or concealed; not openly practiced

mnemonic: en cubierto

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Credible

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Able to be trusted; persuasive

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Diffuse

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  1. Spread or disperse widely
  2. Scattered over a large area
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Documentary

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Based on or reproducing real events or facts

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Exhaustive

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Thorough and comprehensive

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Exhilarating

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Intensely exciting

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Extraneous

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Lacking relevance, unnecesary

mnemonic: extra-news, news channels show irrelevant or unrelated things

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Fervor

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Intense enthusiasm toward something

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Futile

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Incapable of resulting in anything worthwhile

17
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Illusory

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Unreal or based on illusion

18
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Invidious

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  1. Likely to cause resentment or envy
  2. Unfair; prejudiced against someone or something
19
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Lethargic

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Sluggish; tired

20
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Metaphorical

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Symbolic rather than literal

21
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Mimic

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To imitate or copy someone or something

22
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Numinous

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Having a spiritual or divine quality

23
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Obscure

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  1. Not clearly expressed or understood
  2. Making something unclear and vague
24
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Overt

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Open and observable; nor hidden or secret

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Pellucid

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  1. Transparent clear in meaning or style
  2. (of a body of water) transparent, clear
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Perpetuate

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Make something continue for and indefinite time

27
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Rational

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Based on clear though or reason

28
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Scathing

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Harshly or bitterly critical; vitrolic

29
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Subtle

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Delicate or slight, not obvious

30
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Superficial

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  1. Existing, ocurring or located on the surface
  2. Not profound or thorough

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