Lesson 12 Flashcards by Angela Riccelli | Brainscape

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Condescend

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V

To deal with in a superior way

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Assiduous

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Adj

Diligent; persistent

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Epiphany

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N

A revelation; sudden knowledge

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Exhilaration

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N

Elation; thrill

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Panacea

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N

Cure all

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Physiognomy

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N

Facial features

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Polyphonic

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Adj

Many sounds together

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Propensity

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N

Tendency

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Propiniquity

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N

Nearness; proximity

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Rescind

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V

To repeal; void

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Revel

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V

To enjoy;take pleasure in

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Rhapsodize

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V

To express oneself enthusiastically

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Umbrage

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N

Offense; resentment

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Voluble

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Adj

Talkative

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Wizened

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Adj

Shriveled or dried up; withered

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Anomaly

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N

Deviating from the norm

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Arable

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Adj

Suitable for growing crops

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Cerebral

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Intellectual

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Maxim

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N

General truth or rule of conduct

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Propitious

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Adj

Giving or indicating a good chance of success

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Stentorian

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Adj

(Of a persons voice) loud and powerful