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September list 2 Flashcards

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Allay definition

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verb
:diminish or put at rest
: relieve or alleviate

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alleviate, ease, relieve, mitigate

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allay synonyms

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Analogous Definition

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adjective
: comparable in certain respects, typically in a way which makes clearer the nature of things compared.

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similar, parallel, comparable

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Appease definitions

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verb
:pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands
:relieve or satisfy(a demand or a feeling)

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  1. conciliate, placate, pacify
  2. satisfy, fulfill, gratify
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Astute definition

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adjective
:having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one’s advantage.

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shrewd, sharp, sharp-witted, quick

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Balk definition

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verb
:hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking

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eschew, resist, refuse to, be unwilling to, draw the line

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Bombastic definition

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adjective
:high-sounding but with little meaning;inflated.

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pompous, blustering, ranting, blathering

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Calumny definition

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noun
:the making f false defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation; slander.
:a false and slanderous statement

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slander, defamation, character assassination

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Caucus definition

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noun
:a meeting at which local members of a political party register their preference among candidates running for office or select delegates to attend a convention.

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meeting, assembly, gathering, congress, conference

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Circumlocution definition

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noun
: the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive

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periphrasis, circuitousness, indirectness,

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Cloying definition

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verb
:excessively sweet, rich, or sentimental, especially to a disgusting or sickening degree

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become sickening, become nauseating, become distasteful

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Cloying synonyms

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Colossus definition

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noun
:a statue that is much bigger than life size
:a person or thing enormous size,importance, or ability

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behemoth, cyclops Gargantua, giant

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Confound definition

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verb
:cause surprise or confusion in(someone), especially by acting against their expectations
:mix up(someone) with something else so that the individual elements become difficult distinguish

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amaze, astonish, dumbfound, stagger, surprise

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Confound synonyms

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Constituent definitions

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noun
:a member of constituency
:a component part of something

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  1. voter, elector, member of electorate
  2. component, ingredient, element
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noun
:constituent synonyms

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Dearth definition

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noun
:a scarcity or lack of something

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lack, scarcity, shortage, deficiency

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Dearth synonyms

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Deride definition

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noun
:express contempt for;ridicule

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ridicule, mock, make fun of, poke fun at

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Deride synonyms

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Debase definition

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verb
:reduce(something) in quality or value; degrade

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degrade, devalue, demean

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Debase synonyms

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Deleterious definition

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adjective
:causing harm or damage

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harmful, damaging, detrimental, hurtful

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deleterious synonyms

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Delineate definition

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verb
:describe or portray (something) precisely
:indicate the exact position of (a border or boundary)

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describe, depict, set forth, set out, outline

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Delineate synonyms

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Depravity definition

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noun
: moral corruption;wickedness

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corruption, corruptness, vice,

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Depravity synonyms

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Deprecate Definition

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verb
:express disapproval of
:disparage or belittle(something)

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disapprove of, deplore, abhor, be against

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Deprecate synonyms

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