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LIST 3 Flashcards

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Alacrity

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WILLINGNESS / UNWILLINGNESS
Brisk and cheerful willingness

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Aversion

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WILLINGNESS / UNWILLINGNESS
A strong dislike or disinclination

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Loath

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WILLINGNESS / UNWILLINGNESS
Reluctant, unwilling

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Volition

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WILLINGNESS / UNWILLINGNESS
The faculty or power of using ones will

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Acclivity

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HEIGHT
Increase in height

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Acme

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HEIGHT
The highest point, peak

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Apogee

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HEIGHT
The point in the moons orbit where it is the farthest from the earth. When it is the closest to earth it is the perigee.

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Climactic

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HEIGHT
The climax of a seen or events

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Consummate

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HEIGHT
Showing a high degree of skill and flaire, complete or perfect

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Eminence

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HEIGHT
Fame or recognized superiority, especially within a particular sphere or profession

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Ethereal

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HEIGHT
Extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world

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Exalt

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HEIGHT
Hold (someone or something) in very high regard, think or speak very highly of

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Precipice

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HEIGHT
A very steep rock face or cliff, especially a tall one

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Precipitous

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HEIGHT
Dangerously high or steep

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Preeminent

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HEIGHT
Surpassing all others, very distinguished in some way

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Sublimate

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HEIGHT
Divert or modify into a culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity

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Sublime

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HEIGHT
Of high moral or intellectual value, elevated in nature or style

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Vertex

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HEIGHT
The highest point, the top or apex

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Zenith

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HEIGHT
The time at which something is most powerful or successful

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Abject

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LOWNESS / DEPTH
(Of something bad) expressed or present to the maximum degree
(Of a person or their behavior) completely without pride or dignity, self- abasing

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Abyss

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LOWNESS / DEPTH
A deep, seemingly bottomless chasm

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Anticlimax

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LOWNESS / DEPTH
A disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events

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Chasm

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LOWNESS / DEPTH
A deep fissure in the earth, rock or another surface

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Declivity

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LOWNESS / DEPTH
A downward slope

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Dregs

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LOWNESS / DEPTH
The most worthless part of something

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Earthy

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LOWNESS / DEPTH
Resembling or suggestive of earth or soil

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Humble

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LOWNESS / DEPTH
Having or showing modest or low estimate of one’s own importance

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Humiliate

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LOWNESS / DEPTH
Make ( someone) feel ashamed and foolish by injuring their dignity and self respect, especially publicly

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Humility

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LOWNESS / DEPTH
A modest or low view of one’s own importance, humbleness

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Menial

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LOWNESS / DEPTH
(Of work) not requiring much skill and lacking prestige

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Nadir

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LOWNESS / DEPTH
The lowest point in the fortunes of a person or organization

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Plumb

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LOWNESS / DEPTH
Measure the depth of a body of water

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Profound

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LOWNESS / DEPTH
The vast depth of the ocean or of the mind, very great or intense

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Ravine

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LOWNESS / DEPTH
A deep, narrow gorge with steep sides

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Filial

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RELATIVES
Of or due from a son or daughter

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Fraternal

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RELATIVES
Of or like a brother

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Genealogy

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RELATIVES
The study of a family’s history

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Gentility

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RELATIVES
Social superiority as demonstrated by genteel manners, behavior or appearances

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Kith

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RELATIVES
One’s friends, acquaintances , and relations

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Kin

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RELATIVES
Ones family and relations

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Lineage

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RELATIVES
Lineal descent from an ancestor

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Maternal

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RELATIVES
Relating to a mother, especially during a pregnancy or shortly after childbirth

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Nepotism

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RELATIVES
The practice making those with power or influence of favoring relatives, friends, or associates

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Paternal

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RELATIVES
Of or appropriate to a father

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Progenitor

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RELATIVES
A person or thing from which a person, animal, or plant is descended from or originates

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Progeny

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A descendant or the descendants of a person, animal or plant

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Sibling

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RELATIVES
Each of two or more children or offspring having one or both parents in common

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Aroma

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SMELL
A distinctive, typically pleasant smell

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Fragrant

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SMELL
Having a pleasant or sweet smell

50
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Fusty

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SMELL
Smelling stale, damp or stuffy

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Incense

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SMELL
A substance burned for the smell it produces

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Malodorous

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SMELL
Smelling very unpleasant

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Noisome

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SMELL
Having an extremely awful smell

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Olfactory

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SMELL
relating to the sense of smell

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Pungent

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SMELL
Having a sharply strong sense of smell

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Putrid

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SMELL
Decaying or rotting to create a repulsive smell

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Rancid

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SMELL
Smelling or tasting unpleasant as a result of being old and stale

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Rank

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SMELL
Having an offensive odor

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Reek

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SMELL
Smelling strongly and unpleasantly

60
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Scent

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SMELL
A distinctive smell, especially one that is pleasant

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Unsavory

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SMELL
Disagreeable to taste, smell or look at

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