Test 4 Flashcards

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1
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Censure

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Blame; criticize

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Concord

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Agreement

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Conflagration

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Big fire

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Consecrated

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dedicated; made holy

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Consummate

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Supremely good

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Cursory

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Superficial

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Dalliance

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Non-serious involvement; toying or playing with something

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Deleteroius

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Harmful

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Disparaging

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Critical

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Eulogy

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Praise

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Fastidious

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Very fussy; meticulous

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Formidable

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Inspiring awe

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Holistic

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Whole; entire

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Infelicity

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Unsuitability; inappropriateness

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Judicious

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fair; wise

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Mercenary

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seeking money above all else

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Petulant

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Sulky

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Polarized

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Divided into two extremes

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Pragmatism

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Practicality

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Presumptive

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Presumed

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Prosaic

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Ordinary

22
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Quelled

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Suppressed

23
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Regressive

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Moving backwards (literal or figurative)

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Remiss

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Neglectful

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Sedulous

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thorough; eager

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Sermonized

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give moral lecture

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Shroud

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  1. a cover for dead body

2. to cover

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Steadfastness

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loyalty; firmness of purpose

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Temporize

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Put off; Procrastinate

30
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Treacly

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too sweet; overly sentimental

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Vacillated

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wavered; hesitated

32
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Vindication

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Proving right

33
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Vindictive

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Seeking revenge