Lesson 2 Flashcards

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1
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Disabuse

A

Free someone from believing something false
Enlighten
Lie

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2
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Heresy

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Holding a belief against the doctrine

Orthodoxy

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3
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Audit

A

To check the accuracy of financial accounts

Inspect, examine

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4
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Motley

A

Made up of dissimilar parts; colorful
Varied
Uniform

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5
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Libation

A

A drink; alcoholic

Intoxicant

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Docile

A

Easy to teach or manage, obedient
Submissive
Unmanageable

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Restive

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Restless and impatient
Jumpy
Relaxed

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Banter

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Teasing, playful conversation
Joshing, badinage, raillery
Vituperation

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Castigate

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To criticize or punish severely
Scold
Praise

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10
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Anathema

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A hated, repellant person or thing
Detestation
Beloved

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11
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Gauche

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Lacking social graces, tactless
Awkward
Graceful

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Ignominy

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Public shame, disgrace, or honor
Disgrace
Repute

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13
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Dither

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To hesitate nervously
Waver
Conclude

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14
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Emanciated

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Extremely thin, wasted away
Withered
Fattened

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Repite

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Discontent as though yearning for something; to complain

Grumble

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