List B-8 Flashcards
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amend
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To correct, reform, or alter
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ameliorate
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To make better, to improve
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blithe
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Filled with joy; cheerful; carefree
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depravity
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Moral corruption; a wicked or pervasive act
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deprecate
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To express disapproval of; protest against; to belittle
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elusive
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To escape grasp, perception, or understanding
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fickle
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Changeable, especially regarding affections; capricious
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grudging
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Reluctant to give or admit; unwilling; ingenerous
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kindle
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to build or fuel (a fire); to start; to tend
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potent
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Possessing strength or power; having control or authority
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refute
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To prove to be false; disprove
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sanction
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Approval for a course of action; a penalty or coercive action
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surreptitious
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Performed by stealthy means
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tyranny
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Rule by absolute power
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virulent
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Extremely poisonous; intensely hostile or spiteful
