Unit 15 Flashcards by Michael Castro

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Ambivalence

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Conflicting attitudes, mixed feelings

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Anomaly

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An abnormality, irregularity

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Arduous

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Demanding great effort, laborious

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Ascetic

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Self-denying, austere

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Biased

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Having a preconceived opinion, prejudiced

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Blithe

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Joyful, carefree, casual

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Credulous

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Gullible, naive, too trustful

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Deprecate

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Condemn, denigrate

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Despot

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An oppressive ruler, tyrant

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Didactic

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Educational, instructive

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Eulogy

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Tribute, a statement of praise at a funeral

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Gratuitous

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Unnecessary, unwarranted

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Incipient

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Coming into existence, embryonic

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Nefarious

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Evil, despicable

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Prodigious

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Huge, copious

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Raze

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To wreck, destroy

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Servile

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Acting like a slave, humbly obedient

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Tawdry

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Gaudy, cheap, sleazy

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Temper

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To tone down, alleviate

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Unimpeachable

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Faultless, irreproachable