June 23 Flashcards

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coquetry

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flirtation, flirting

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lave

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  1. To wash; bathe.
  2. To lap or wash against: Waves laved the shore.
  3. To refresh or soothe as if by washing: “The quiet and the cool laved her” (Edna Ferber).
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austere

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(ɔˈstɪər)

adj.

  1. severe in manner or appearance; strict; forbidding.
  2. rigorously self-disciplined and severely moral; ascetic; abstinent.
  3. without excess, luxury, or ease: an austere life.
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guile

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(gaɪl)

n.
insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty deception.

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