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Tier 2 Vocab Flashcards

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Beguiling (v)

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To influence by trickery, flattery, to charm

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Entreatingly (v)

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Strongly requested, begging

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Obeisance (n)

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A bow made in deference or homage

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Countenance (n)

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Face, expression

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Appease (v)

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To bring peace, quiet, or calm to; soothe

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Loathsome (adj)

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Arousing great dislike

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Abhor (v)

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Regard with disgust

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Abominable (adj)

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Thoroughly detestable

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Ascribe (v)

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To attribute to a specified cause or source

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Mitigation (n)

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Lessening of something that causes suffering

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Repudiate (v)

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To reject the validity or authority of

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Ethical (adj)

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Dealing with principles of right and wrong; morals

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Welling (v)

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To rise, spring, or gush, as water, from the earth or some other source

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Begrudge (v)

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To resent another person’s possession of something

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Preeminent (adj)

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Superior or surpassing

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Synthesis (n)

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The combining of separate elements or substances to form a cohesive whole

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Usurpations (n)

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Wrongful or illegal encroachment

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Arbitrary (adj)

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Subject to individual will or judgement without restriction

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Laconic (adj)

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Short and to the point

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Transient (adj)

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Not lasting or permanent

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Theology (n)

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A system of religious beliefs

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Materialism (n)

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A preoccupation with worldly rather than spiritual concerns

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Nocturnal (adj)

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Of or pertaining to the night

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Archaic (adj)

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Marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated

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Enmities (n)

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A feeling or condition of hostility or animosity; hatred, ill will

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Precipitately (adv)

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Steeply

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Engender (v)

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To produce, cause, or give rise to

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Pilgrimage (n)

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A journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion

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Variant (n)

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Something that differs slightly from others of its kind

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Reverence (n)

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A feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration

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Consummate (adj)

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To fulfill or complete

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Emergence (n)

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The process of coming forth into existence

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Tenuous (adj)

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Weak, thin, delicate

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Tacitly (adv)

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Silently

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Disavow (v)

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To disclaim knowledge of or connection to or responsibility for

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Dissolutions (n)

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The breaking up of an assembly or organization; dismissal

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Endowed (v)

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To furnish or equip as with some talent, faculty or quality

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Reluctant (adj)

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Unwilling, unenthusiastic

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Impediment (n)

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Barrier, obstacle, deterrent

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Paltry (adj)

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Poor, meager, insignificant

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Endeavor (v)

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To undertake or venture aim

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Beatific (adj)

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Angelic, blissful, saintly

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Gamut (n)

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Full or complete extent or range

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Forte (n)

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A strong suit; something one excels at

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Deem (v)

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To form or have an opinion; judge, think

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Harangue (v)

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To address forcefully with strong emotion

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Maudlin (adj)

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Tearfully or weakly emotional

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Wizened (adj)

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Withered; shriveled

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Fetid (adj)

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Having an offensive odor; stinking

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Deference (n)

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Submission to or compliance with the will, wishes, etc of another

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Laissez faire (n)

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The practice or doctrine of non interference in the affairs of others

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Harried (v)

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To harass, annoy, or prove a nuisance to by or as if by repeated attacks; worry

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Contingencies (n)

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Dependence on chance or on the fulfillment of a condition; uncertainty, fortuitousness

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Obstinate (adj)

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Firmly or stubbornly adhering to one’s purpose, opinion etc; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty

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Impropriety (n)

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The quality or condition of being improper; incorrectness

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Inexorably (adv)

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Unyielding, unalterable

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Scourge (n)

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Anything that inflicts discomfort or suffering

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Skeptically (adv)

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Doubting or questioning something

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Laboring (adj)

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Working that involves physical labor

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Mollified (adj)

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Soothed; pacified

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Pugnacious (adj)

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Eager and ready to fight

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Derogatory (adj)

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Belittling and insulting

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Gingerly (adv)

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In a careful, cautious way

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Brusque (adj)

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Rough, abrupt

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Apprehensive (adj)

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Anxious, fearful

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Complacently (adv)

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In a pleased, satisfied manner

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Derision (n)

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Contemptuous ridicule or mockery

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Receptive (adj)

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Willing to consider or accept new suggestions and ideas

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Sarcastically (adv)

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In a manner suggesting the use of irony to mock or convey contempt

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Reprehensible (adj)

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Deserving censure or condemnation

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Bemused (adj)

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Puzzled, confused

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Bleated (v)

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To speak or complain in a weak or foolish way

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Cowering (v)

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To crouch down in fear

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Imperiously (adv)

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Arrogantly, conceitedly

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Juncture (n)

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Turning point

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Lumbered (v)

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Walk heavily, clumsily

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Morosely (adv)

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Unhappily, gloomily

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Yammered (v)

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Whine, complain, fuss

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Recumbent (adj)

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Lying down, horizontal

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Mottled (adj)

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Speckled

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Wearily (adv)

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Laboriously, sluggishly

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