Lesson 10 Flashcards by Lynette Wickstrom | Brainscape

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abstracted

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removed from thought

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adversity

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misfortune

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adulation

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extreme praise

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burgeon

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to sprout

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chimera

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a monster of the imagination

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culpable

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guilty

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decadent

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decaying

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entreaty

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a plea

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fatuous

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foolish, silly

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humane

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kind

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indulgent

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lenient

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ineptness

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lack of competence

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ingrate

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one who is ungrateful

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inundate

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to flood

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miser

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one who hoards $

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nefarious

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evil

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prattle

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babble

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predilection

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preference

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procrastinate

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to delay

I procrastinated in making these cards.

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stoic

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showing no feeling

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suffrage

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right to vote

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summon

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to send for

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transparent (I knew this word by kindergarten)

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see through

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turbulence

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disturbing activity

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viable

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capable of working