Third Twenty Words Flashcards

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Appropriate

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To allocate or set aside for a specific purpose

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Approbation

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Approval; commendation

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Ardent

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Impassioned; fiery

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Artful

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Skillful and cunning

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Ascetic

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Austere, self-denying

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Askew

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Crooked; off balance, awry

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Assuage

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To calm soothe or pacify

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Audacity

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Boldness, daring

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Austere

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Severely simple; strictly plain

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Autonomous

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Independent, self governing

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Avarice

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Greed, lust for wealth

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Axiom

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A self-evident, universal truth

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Banal

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Trite; plain; commonplace

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Bastion

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Fortress; stronghold

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Belabor

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To attack verbally, or overemphasize

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Bellicose

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Quarrelsome; warlike

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Bereaved

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Deprived, usually by the loss of a loved one

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Bibliophile

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A book collector, one who loves books

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Bilk

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To scam, cheat, or avoid payment

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Blight

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A destroying, or sickening force, typically a sickness or a plague