Lesson 5 Flashcards

1
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acrimony

A

Bitterness/sharpness of temper,manner or speech; Hostility

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2
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affinity

A

attraction for somone/something with which one feels a closeness or kinship

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3
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ambivalent

A

having mixed,often opposing, feelings about someone or something; indecisive

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4
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cessation

A

a stopping,either final or temporary

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5
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emaciated

A

very thin or wasted away, especially from lack of nourishment; scrawny

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6
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enclave

A

a distinct region or community enclosed within a larger territory

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7
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engender

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to bring into being, to produce

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8
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exacerbate

A

to make more severe, bitter or violent

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9
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illicit

A

not allowed, improper or unlawful

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10
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indigenous

A

naturally living or growing in a certain area; native

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11
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inexorable

A

not able to be persuaded, stopped or moved by entreaty or plea; relentless

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12
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infatuated

A

filled with excessive, shallow or foolish love/desire

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13
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insatiable

A

never satisfied; greedy

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14
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poignant

A

painfully moving, affecting or touching

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15
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proselytize

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to convert someone to a faith, belief or cause

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