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TKAM Wordbusting Flashcards

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Assuage

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Make an unpleasant feeling less intense.

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Piety

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The quality of being religious or reverent.

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Taciturn

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A person reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.

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Predeliction

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A preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something.

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Illicit

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Forbidden by law, rules, or custom.

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Cordial

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Warm and Friendly

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Contentious

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Causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.

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Concede

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Admit that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it.

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Sluggish

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Lacking energy or alertness.

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Phenomena

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A remarkable person, thing, or event. A fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen, especially one whose cause or explanation is in question.

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Quell

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Subdue or silence someone.

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Aloof

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Not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.

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Benevolent

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Well meaning and kindly.

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Edify

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Instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually.

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Perpetual

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Never ending or changing.

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Induce

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Succeed in persuading or influencing (someone) to do something.

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Analogous

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Comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that makes clearer the nature of the things compared.

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Fanatacism

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The quality of being fanatical.

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Articulate

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(of a person or a person’s words) having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently.

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Tranquility

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The quality or state of being tranquil; calm.

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Tirade

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A long, angry speech of criticism or accusation.

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Gravity

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Extreme or alarming importance; seriousness.

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Diligence

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Careful and persistent work or effort.

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Haughtiness

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The appearance or quality of being arrogantly superior and disdainful.

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Austere

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Severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance.

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Elusive

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Difficult to find, catch, or achieve.

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Ominous

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Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious.

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Acquiesce

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Accept something reluctantly but without protest.

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Aggregate

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A whole formed by combining several (typically disparate) elements.

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Profane

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Treat (something sacred) with irreverence or disrespect.

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Elucidate

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Make (something) clear; explain.

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Scrutinize

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Examine or inspect closely and thoroughly.

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Terse

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Sparing in the use of words; abrupt.

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Corroborate

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Confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding).

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Complacency

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A feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements.

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Mollify

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Appease the anger or anxiety of (someone).

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Integrity

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The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness.

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Furtive

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Attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive.

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Stolid

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Calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation.

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Apprehension

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Anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen.

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Brevity

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Concise and exact use of words in writing or speech.

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Hypocritical

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Behaving in a way that suggests one has higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case.

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Recluse

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A person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people.

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Profound

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Having or showing great knowledge or insight.

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