List 8 Flashcards
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Confluence
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The meeting of two streams; an act of congregating
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Cajole
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To persuade with flattery or soothing words
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Corroborate
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To provide added proof, to confirm
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Disapprobation
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Condemnation, disapproval
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Disparage
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To discredit; to belittle
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Effulgent
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Shining forth brilliantly
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Elucidate
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To make clear, clarify
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Exemplary
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Serve as a model, commendable
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Exigency
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Urgent need
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Extirpate
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To exterminate, to abolish, to remove surgically
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Halcyon
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Calm, peaceful, tranquil
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Hubris
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Arrogance, hauteur
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Impuissance
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Powerlessness
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Inefficacy
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Ineffective, lack of ability to produce a desired result
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Innocuous
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Harmless, inoffensive
