List Three: Set Three Flashcards by Lyric Moore | Brainscape

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Alleviate

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make less severe

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Cacophony

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discordant loud noises

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Denounce

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condemn; speak out against

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Exasperated

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frustrated; annoyed

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Ignominy

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shame [ignominious (a) = shameful]

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Lithe

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flexible; supple

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Omniscient

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all-knowing

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Pragmatist

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practical person; one who is concerned with usefulness

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Saccharin

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falsely sweet

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Transient

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short-lived; ephemeral

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Aloof

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distant; detached; cold

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Cajole

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coax

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Deplete

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use up; lessen

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Exceptionable

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very bad (something which we should object to)

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Illuminate

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to light up or make clear

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Livid

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very angry

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Onerous

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burdensome; hard to undertake

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Preamble

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introductory material

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Sacrosanct

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very holy; inviolable

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Traverse

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to move across