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lang test 2 Flashcards

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adulation

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exaggerated flattery

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affable

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diffusing warmth and friendliness

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affinity

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a natural attraction

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affront

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a deliberately offensive act

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aggrandize

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embellish

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alacrity

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liveliness and eagerness

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commendation

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an official award given as a formal public statement

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compunction

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a feeling of deep regret

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conciliatory

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willing to make concessions

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concord

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a harmonious state of things

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despondent

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without or almost without hope

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disparage

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express a negative opinion of

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disparate

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fundamentally different

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dissipate

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cause to separate

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15
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enmity

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a state of deep seated I’ll will

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erudite

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having profound knowledge

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esoteric

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understandable only by an enlightened inner circle

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evanescent

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tending to vanish or disappear

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extol

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praise

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fraught

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filled with

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aloof

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distant

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ambivalent

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uncertain what course to follow

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amenable

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willing to comply

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amorphous

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having no definite form

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analogous

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similar or equivalent

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antecedent

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a preceding occurrence

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antipathy

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a feeling of intense dislike

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assiduous

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marked by care

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29
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assuage

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provide physical relief

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clamor

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utter

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commodious

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large and roomy

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confluence

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a place where things merge

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contentious

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showing an inclination

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contrite

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expressing pain or sorrow

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diminutive

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very small

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disdain

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lack of respect and feeling of dislike

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dubious

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fraught with uncertainty

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exacerbate

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make worse

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gratuitous

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unnecessary

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allay

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ambiguous

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having more than one meaning

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amiable

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diffusing warmth and friendliness

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anomaly

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deviation from the normal order

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apocryphal

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being of questionable authenticity

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ascertain

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learn with confidence

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audacious

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take risks

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austere

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of a stern or strict bearing

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confound

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be confusing

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convoluted

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cursory

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hasty and without attention to detail

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debunk

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expose while ridiculing

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depravity

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moral perversion

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discordant

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not in agreement

54
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dissuade

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turn away from by persuasion

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dither

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be undecided

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duplicity

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the act of deceiving

57
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exasperate

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make furious

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gregarious

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temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others

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jocular

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aspersion

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harrowing

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greatly distressing

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ignominious

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humiliating

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illicit

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impertinent

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impetuous

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hastily done

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incessant

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indefatigable

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unacceptable of defeat

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indigenent

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indignation

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anger sparked by something unfair

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innate

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innocuous

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insolent

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rude and arrogant

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insipid

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bland and boring

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judicious

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exercising sound judgement

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laconic

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terse in speech

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linchpin

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something that holds separate parts together

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magnanimous

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malleable

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capable of being shaped or transformed

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maudlin

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weakly sentimental

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