Set 1-20 Flashcards

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1
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assuage

A

to ease, relieve or lessen

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2
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munificent

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very generous

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3
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enhance

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to improve: to intensify

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4
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obscure

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difficult to see; difficult to understand

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5
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capricious

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tending to change one’s mind suddenly

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6
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corrupt

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to change from good to bad

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7
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ascend

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to move upwards

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8
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extricate

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to free or remove from difficulty

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9
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quiescence

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inactivity

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10
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disperse

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to spread or distribute widely

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11
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succinct

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brief; concise

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12
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taciturn

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quiet, untalkative, habitually silent

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13
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meager

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lacking in quantity or quality, scanty

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14
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esoteric

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understood or known by only a few

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15
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guile

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trickiness; deceptiveness

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16
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ephemeral

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short-lived, lasting for a very short time

17
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novel

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new or different

18
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commend

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to praise

19
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apathy

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lack of emotions or concern

20
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innocuous

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harmless