Part 1 Flashcards by Marianna Kalabakas | Brainscape

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Tutelage

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Guiding influence

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Compuncation

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Anxiety arising from guilt

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Capricious

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Not based on evidence

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Jink

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Dodging

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Parsimonious

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Stinginess/frugal

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Mien

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Demeanor outward appearance

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Frisson

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Brief moment of emotional excitement

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Confabulate

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Chat informally

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Callous

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Being hardened or thickened

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Indite

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Make up/compose

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Protean

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Displaying great diversity

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Derelict

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Abandoned by the owner

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Volte-face

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Reversal in policy

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Pejorative

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belittle

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Epistolary

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Relating to a letter

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noblesse oblige

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Honorable behavior based on high rank

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bowdlerize

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Distorting

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Gyre

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Circular motion