Spelling Test 7 Flashcards

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Specious

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Having a false look of truth or genuineness; sophistic

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Expurgate

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To remove objectionable material from a book; purify

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Aegis

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Controlling or conditioning influence

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4
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Palliate

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To make an offense or crime seem less serious

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Aestivation

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The act of spending or passing the summer

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Anthropomorphism

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Attributing human qualities to animals

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Ardent

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Characterized by warmth of feeling typically expressed in eager zealous support or activity

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Repugnance

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Strong dislike, distaste, or antagonism

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Eristic

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Characterized by disputations and often subtle and specious reasoning

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Retinue

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A group of retainers or attendants; entourage

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