Lesson 8 Flashcards
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a likeness, a natural relationship, a kinship
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affinity
1
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to give in, to comply
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acquiesce
2
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irrelevant, profane
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blasphemous
3
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a support or prop
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buttress
5
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careful to consider consequences, cautious, prudent
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circumspect
6
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confirmation
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corroboration
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to use up gradually, to lessen in amount or value
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deplete
8
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ruling oppressively and absolutely; trannical
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despotie
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very thin (usually as a result of starvation). wasting away
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emaciated
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based on observation or experiment and not on theory
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empirical
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not essential or vital
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extraneous
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inactive, plowed but not sowed
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fallow
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of the same kind
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homogeneous
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obvious exaggeration
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hyperbole
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indisputable
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incontrovertible
