Group3 Flashcards

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abate

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reduce, remove

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abjure

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reject

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3
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anomalous

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exception, deviating from standard norm

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4
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antipathy

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loathing, hatred

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5
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arcane

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mysterious

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6
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arduous

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tough, strenuous , difficult

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7
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artless

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lack experience, naive

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8
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ascetic

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austere, simple

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9
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assuage

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to lessen, mitigate

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10
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betray

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reveal soemthing by accident

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11
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bucolic

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rustic, countryside

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12
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burgeon

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to expand, to flourish

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13
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cacophonous

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harsh sounding, noisy

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14
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canonize

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glorified, think highly

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15
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censure

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scolding

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16
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chicanery

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trickery

17
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coalesce

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merged into one

18
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cogent

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logical and clear

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compelling

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persuasive, evoking interest

20
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contend

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says it confidenty & strongly, assert

21
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copious

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a lot, many

22
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cosmopolitan

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worldly

23
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deference

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reverence, polite submission and respect

24
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desultory

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random

25
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diffident

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shy, timorous

26
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dilatory

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slow

27
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equivocate

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deflecting, using ambiguous language to decieve

28
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polarize

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seperated, total opposite

29
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prodigal

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spend/wasting the resources / money

30
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verbose

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wordy, talks too much