Lesson 10 Definitions Flashcards
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Adulation
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Extreme praise or admiration
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Abstracted
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Removed in thought from the immediate situation, lost in one’s own mind
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Adversity
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Misfortune, unfavorable happening
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Burgeon
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To sprout, to newly emerge
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Chimera
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A fantasy; a horrible creature of the imagination
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Culpable
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Deserving blame, guilty
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Decadent
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Decaying
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Entreaty
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A plea, an earnest request
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Fatuous
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Foolish, silly in an obnoxious way, inane
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Humane
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Kind, compassionate, sympathetic and considerate
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Indulgent
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Lenient, especially toward oneself
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Ineptness
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Lack of competence or judgement
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Ingrate
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An ungrateful person
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Inundate
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To flood, to overflow
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Miser
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One who lives in wretched circumstances to save and hoard money
