Unit 2 Flashcards

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Amorous

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Feeling loving

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Corroborate

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To confirm, to back up with evidence

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Decorous

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Proper, good in taste

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Expedite

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To speed up the progress of

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Idyllic

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Naturally peaceful

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Juxtapose

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To place side by side, often the two things are different

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Incandescent

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Brilliant, giving off heat or light

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Exasperate

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To annoy thoroughly

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Discordant

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Lacking harmony or agreement

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Volatile

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Highly unstable, explosive

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Distend

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To swell, extend

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Fecund

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Fertile, productive

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Sage

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A wise man, to be wise through experience

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Vacuous

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Lacking ideas, or intelligence

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Deride

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To ridicule, insult

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Assail

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To attack with words or force

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Benevolent

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Generous, kind

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Scrutinize

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Examine very carefully

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Histrionic

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Overly dramatic

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Didactic

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Intended to teach, morally destructive