unit 14 Flashcards
1
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blissful; rendering or making blessed
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beatific
2
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a creature of enormous size
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behemoth
3
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anything designed to flatter or coax
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blandishment
4
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harsh-sounding, raucous, discordant
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cacophonous
5
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trickery, deceptive practices or tactics
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chicanery
6
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to give over to another’s care, charge, or control
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consign
7
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a highly successful stroke, masterstroke
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coup
8
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a mild or inoffensive expression used in place of a harsh or unpleasant one
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euphemism
9
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feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever
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febrile
10
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to deny, contradict, controvert
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gainsay
11
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about to happen, threatening
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imminent
12
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natural, inherent
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innate
13
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unwilling, reluctant
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loath
14
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velar, evident to the eyes or mind
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manifest
15
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small or trivial details
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minutiae
