lit vocab week 13 Flashcards

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importunate:

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burning, claimant, clamorous, relaxed

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munificent

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beneficent, benevolent, big, careful

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equivocal:

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ambiguous, ambivalent, dubious, certain

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specious:

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deceptive, erroneous, false, genuine

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anomalous:

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abnormal, atypical, divergent, normal

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sentience:

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alertness, appreciation, attention, disregard

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oppressive:

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brutal, burdensome, cruel, easy

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insufferable:

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unbearable, detestable, distressing, delightful

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disdainful:

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aloof, arrogant, averse, humble

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wan:

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wan: blanched, bleached, dim, blushing

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malady:

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cancer, ache, affliction, good health.

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cataleptic:

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sleeping sickness, encephalitis, encephalitis lethargic, alertness

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distemper:

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affliction, ailment, disease, ill humor

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seraph:

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angelic, pious, upstanding, bad

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refrain:

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abstain, avoid, cease, carry on.

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beguile:

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deceive, entice, mislead, be honest.

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melancholy:

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gloomy, grim, mournful, joyful

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loathsome:l

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abhorrent, deplorable, disgusting, beautiful

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pestilential:

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baneful, deadly, destructive, safe

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copious:

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ample, extensive, a mess of, lacking

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avarice:

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avidity, covetousness, cupidity, generosity

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improvident:

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extravagant, heedless, imprudent, thrifty

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avarice:

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avidity, covetousness, cupidity, generosity

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pacify:

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allay, ameliorate, assuage, aggravate

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Precipitate:

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accelerate, expedite, hasten, block