lang test 2 Flashcards by DEVYN TYLER

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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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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

similar or equivalent

antecedent

a preceding occurrence

antipathy

a feeling of intense dislike

assiduous

marked by care

assuage

provide physical relief

clamor

utter

commodious

large and roomy

confluence

a place where things merge

contentious

showing an inclination

contrite

expressing pain or sorrow

diminutive

very small

disdain

lack of respect and feeling of dislike

dubious

fraught with uncertainty

exacerbate

make worse

gratuitous

unnecessary

allay

calm

ambiguous

having more than one meaning

amiable

diffusing warmth and friendliness

anomaly

deviation from the normal order

apocryphal

being of questionable authenticity

ascertain

learn with confidence

audacious

take risks

austere

of a stern or strict bearing

confound

be confusing

convoluted

intricate

cursory

hasty and without attention to detail

debunk

expose while ridiculing

depravity

moral perversion

discordant

not in agreement

dissuade

turn away from by persuasion

dither

be undecided

duplicity

the act of deceiving

exasperate

make furious

gregarious

temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others

jocular

joking

aspersion

a curse

harrowing

greatly distressing

ignominious

humiliating

illicit

forbidden

impertinent

rude

impetuous

hastily done

incessant

unending

indefatigable

unacceptable of defeat

indigenent

very poor

indignation

anger sparked by something unfair

innate

inborn

innocuous

harmless

insolent

rude and arrogant

insipid

bland and boring

judicious

exercising sound judgement

laconic

terse in speech

linchpin

something that holds separate parts together

magnanimous

noble

malleable

capable of being shaped or transformed

maudlin

weakly sentimental