S.L. vocab 2 Flashcards

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sagacity

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The quality of being intelligent smart

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Emissary

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A person sent on a special mission usually as a diplomatic representative

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decorously

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in keeping up with good taste in propriety, polite and restraint

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vestment

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robe worn by the clergy ceremonial robe

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odious

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extremely unpleasant repulsive

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scourge

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cause great suffering to

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somnambulism

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sleepwalking

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expiation

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The act of making amends or reparations for guilt or wrongdoing

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replete

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filled or well supplied with something very full or sated by food

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deleterious

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causing harm or damage

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Capricious

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given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior

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Epoch

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The beginning of a distinctive period

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asperity

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harshness of tone or manner

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loquacity

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The quality of talking a great deal

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Appellation

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A name or title

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