List Three: Set Four Flashcards by Lyric Moore | Brainscape

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Altruism

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putting others first; being self-sacrificing

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Caldron

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huge cooking pot

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Deplore

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regret

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Exculpate

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free someone from blame; pardon; acquit

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Illusory

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deceptive; false; misleading

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Lobbyist

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person who tries to persuade someone to support a particular cause

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Onus

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burden

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Precarious

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unstable; risky

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Sagacious

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wise

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Trepidation

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fear

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Amass

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accumulate

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Callow

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immature

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Depravity

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moral corruption

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Execrable

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very, very bad

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Immoderate

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excessive; extreme

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Lofty

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snooty; arrogant; haughty

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Opaque

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does not let light through

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Precedent

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a previous occurrence used as a guide

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Sage

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a wise person

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Trinket

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something of little value; knick-knack