Lesson 9 Flashcards

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Sere

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Dry and withered

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Heinous

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Hatefully or shockingly evil

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Enhance

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To increase the value or beauty or something

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Unctuous

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Exaggeratedly or insincerely polite

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5
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Magnanimous

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Noble; generous in forgiving; free from petty feelings or acts

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6
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Postulate

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To assume or claim as true, especially when arguing

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Contrite

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Feeling regret for having committed some wrongdoing

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Collaborate

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To work with another toward a goal

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9
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Impound

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To confine; to retain legal custody

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Impeccable

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Faultless; without sin or blemish

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Inane

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Without sense or meaning; silly

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