Lesson 2 Flashcards

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Affinity

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A natural attraction or liking for a person or a thing; a close relationship

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Adamant

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Unbreakable due to hardness; unrelenting; unyielding

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Affluent

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Wealthy; abundant; plentiful

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Allegory

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A symbolic story in which people, setting, or actions represent ideas or moral qualities

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Alleviate

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To calm; to ease suffering of the body or mind

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Altercation

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An angry argument

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Ambiguous

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Having more than one possible meaning; not clear; obscure

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Ambivalent

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Having mixed, conflicting, or changing emotions or thoughts towards a person or thing

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Anagram

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A word or phrase formed from another by changing the orders of the letters

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Anecdote

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A brief and entertaining account if an interesting incident

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