Kumon Homework 11/2022 — Present Flashcards

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Alluring

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Powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating; seductive

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Altruism

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Moral practice of concern for the welfare and/of happiness of other beings

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Amicable

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(Of relations between people) having a spirit of friendliness; without serious disagreement or rancor

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Anecdotage

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Old age, especially in someone who is inclined to be garrulous (excessively talkative)

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Assonance

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Repetition of the sound of a vowel

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Autocratic

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Relating to a ruler who has absolute power

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Awe

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A feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder

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Benign

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Gentle and kindly

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Blasé

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Unimpressed or indifferent because of repitition

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Brassier

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Tastelessly showy or loud in appearance or manner

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Chafed

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(Of something restrictive or too tight) make (a part of the body) sore by rubbing against it

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Coherent

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(Of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent

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Collusion

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Secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy

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Conjectural

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Based or involving conjecture (an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information)

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Conned

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Persuade (someone) to do or believe something, typically by use of a deception

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Conervatism

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Commitment to traditional values and ideas with opposition to change or innovation

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Convey

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Transport or carry to a place

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Credulous

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Having or showing too great a readiness to believe things

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Cumbersome

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Large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use; unwieldy

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Debasement

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The action or process of reducing the quality or value of something

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Decorum

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Behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety

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Delegation

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A body of delegates or representatives; a deputation

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Demure

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Reserved, modest, and shy

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Despotic

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Of or typical of a despot; tyrannical

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Devoid
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Didactic
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Drawled
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Eccentric
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Egoists
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Elation
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Endowments
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Exultation
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Ferment
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Flagstone
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Forswearing
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Fractious
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Hanker
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Haranguing
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Illicitly
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Inception
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Indigenous
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Ineptitude
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Infallibly
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Insoluble
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Loitered
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Maladroit
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Obstinate
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Optimism
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Overhauled
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Piety
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Plaguy
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Pretext
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Profane
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Propriety
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Protocol
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Provision
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Pulpits
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Ramrod
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Reciprocity
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Rectitude
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Salient
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Scanted
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Schlock
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Seceded
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Senility
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Solaced
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Stereotyped
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Stipulated
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Syntax
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Taciturn
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Toils
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Vapid