List B-17 Flashcards

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assuage

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to make less severe or burdensome; to ease

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assessment

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the act of estimating or setting the value of property; an evaluation

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astute

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keen in judgment, crafty

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condescend

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to patronize, to look down upon; to come down down to the level of inferiors

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condone

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to forgive, overlook, or disregard without protest

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conspicuous

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easy to notice; obvious

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contempt

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scorn, disdain, disrespect

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discretion

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reserved; prudent; freedom to act on one’s own

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discriminating

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able to make fine distinctions; selective

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discursive

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rambling; digressive

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disdain

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feeling of superiority; scorn

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esteem

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to regard with respect; prize

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evasive

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characterized by avoidance, dodging

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impoverished

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poverty stricken; deprived of strength

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tentative

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uncertain; experimental

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