lesson 13 Flashcards by Payton Chung

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salutary

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adj. healthful; wholesome

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empathy

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n. an understanding of another’s feelings

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redundant

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adj. repetitious; using more words than needed

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impinge

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v. to encroach; to trespass

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brevity

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n. briefness; a short duration

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nirvana

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n. a condition of great peace or happiness

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animosity

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n. hatred

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despicable

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adj. contemptible; hateful

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harlequin

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n. a clown

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savant

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n. a person of extensive learning; an eminent scholar

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obsequious

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adj. excessively submissive or overly attentive

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offal

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n. garbage; waste parts

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hoi polloi

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n. the common people; the masses

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lascivious

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adj. lustful or lewd

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cataract

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n. a large waterfall

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