Lesson 8 Flashcards

1
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Acquiesce

A

To give in

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2
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Affinity

A

a natural liking

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3
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Blasphemous

A

profane

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4
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Buttress

A

a support

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5
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Circumspect

A

careful

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6
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Corroboration

A

confirmation

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7
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Deplete

A

to lessen gradually

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8
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Despotic

A

ruling oppressively

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9
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Emaciated

A

thin from starvation

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10
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Empirical

A

experimental

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11
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Extraneous

A

not needed

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12
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Fallow

A

plowed but not sowed

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13
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Homogeneous

A

same kind

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14
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Hyperbole

A

over exaggeration

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15
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Incontrovertible

A

indisputable

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16
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Irascible

A

easily angered

17
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Laconic

A

rudely concise

18
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Magnanimity

A

having a generous spirit

19
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Obsequious

A

servile

20
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Proliferation

A

an increase

21
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Scrupulous

A

very careful

22
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Sublime

A

uplifting, noble

23
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Surreptitious

A

secret

24
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Veracity

A

devotion to truth

25
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Zeal

A

enthusiasm