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Marriage & relationships I Flashcards

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It is a kind of attraction that’s calculated to gain attention

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Enticement

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Little means to become someone’s servant or slave. When you’re so attracted to someone that you’re enthralled, it means you’ve lost the power to resist.

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Enthrallment

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Means expectation slightly or not so slightly tinged with worry.

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Apprehension

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is a kind of confidence, or overconfidence. It can mean seeing only what they want to see.

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Presumption

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is a sense that something is beyond belief

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Incredulity

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is a sign or foreshadowing of something yet to come.

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A portent

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are predictions based on fortune telling

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Auguries

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means kindness and comforting

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Solicitude

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is a vow or obligation

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Devoir

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can mean drunken or intensely infatuated

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Besotted

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means judged or decided by an authority

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Adjudicated

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means agreeing to put aside your differences

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Conciliation

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is the ability to see the truth beyond distractions

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Discernment

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means wisdom. Home sapiens is the term for human being. In Latin means “wise man”

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Sapience

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means verifiable truth

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Veracity

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means careful preparation

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Prudence

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are unexpected happenings

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Vagaries

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are the elements of constant change in life

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Vicissitudes

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is a statement that something is true

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An averment

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are discussions or minor disagreements

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Colloquies

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is a disagreement about something that isn’t really important

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A Kerfuffle

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is a loud argument

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A brannigan

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means to cut. It can also refer to an insult

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To lacerate

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means subject to change

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Mutable

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