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Unit 2 (adulterate-analogy) Flashcards

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adulterate

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v. to contaminate; to make impure

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adverse

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adj. unfavorable; antagonistic

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aesthetic

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adj. artistic; having to do with artistic beauty

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affable

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adj. easy to talk to; friendly

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affectation

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n. unnatural or artificial behavior, usually to impress

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affinity

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n. sympathy; attraction; kinship; similarity

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affluent

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adj. rich; prosperous

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agenda

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n. program; things to be done

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aggregate

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n. sum total; a collection of separate things mixed together

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agnostic

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n. one who doesn’t believes in the existence of a god, but doesn’t not believe either

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agrarian

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adj. relating to the land; related to the management or farming of land

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alacrity

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n. cheerful eagerness or readiness to respond

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allege

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v. to assert without proof

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alleviate

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v. to relieve, usually temporarily or incompletely; to make bearable; to lessen

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allocate

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v. to distribute; to assign; to allot

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alloy

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n. combination of two or more things, usually metals

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allusion

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n. an indirect reference often to a literary work; a hint

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aloof

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adj. uninvolved; standing off; keeping one’s distance

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altruism

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n. selflessness; generosity; devotion to the interests of others

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ambience

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n. atmosphere; mood; feeling

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ambiguous

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adj. unclear in meaning; confusing; capable of being interpreted in different ways

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ambivalent

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adj. undecided; having opposed feelings simultaneously

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ameliorate

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v. to make better or more tolerable

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amenable

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adj. obedient; willing to give in to the wishes of another; agreeable

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amenity

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n. pleasantness; attractive or comfortable feature

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amiable

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adj. friendly; agreeable

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amnesty

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n. and official pardon for a group of people that have broken the law

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amoral

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adj. lacking sense of right and wrong; neither good nor bad, neither moral nor immoral; without moral feelings

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amorous

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adj. feeling loving, especially in a sexual sense; in love; relating to love

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amorphous

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adj. shapeless; without a regular or stable shape; blob-like

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anachronism

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n. something out of place in time or history; an incongruity

32
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analogy

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n. a comparison of one thing to another; similarity

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v. to contaminate; to make impure

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adulterate

34
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adj. unfavorable; antagonistic

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adverse

35
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adj. artistic; having to do with artistic beauty

A

aesthetic

36
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adj. easy to talk to; friendly

A

affable

37
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n. unnatural or artificial behavior, usually to impress

A

affectation

38
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n. sympathy; attraction; kinship; similarity

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affinity

39
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adj. rich; prosperous

A

affluent

40
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n. program; things to be done

A

agenda

41
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n. sum total; a collection of separate things mixed together

A

aggregate

42
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n. one who doesn’t believes in the existence of a god, but doesn’t not believe either

A

agnostic

43
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adj. relating to the land; related to the management or farming of land

A

agrarian

44
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n. cheerful eagerness or readiness to respond

A

alacrity

45
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v. to assert without proof

A

allege

46
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v. to relieve, usually temporarily or incompletely; to make bearable; to lessen

A

alleviate

47
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v. to distribute; to assign; to allot

A

allocate

48
Q

n. combination of two or more things, usually metals

A

alloy

49
Q

n. an indirect reference often to a literary work; a hint

A

allusion

50
Q

adj. uninvolved; standing off; keeping one’s distance

A

aloof

51
Q

n. selflessness; generosity; devotion to the interests of others

A

altruism

52
Q

n. atmosphere; mood; feeling

A

ambience

53
Q

adj. unclear in meaning; confusing; capable of being interpreted in different ways

A

ambiguous

54
Q

adj. undecided; having opposed feelings simultaneously

A

ambivalent

55
Q

v. to make better or more tolerable

A

ameliorate

56
Q

adj. obedient; willing to give in to the wishes of another; agreeable

A

amenable

57
Q

n. pleasantness; attractive or comfortable feature

A

amenity

58
Q

adj. friendly; agreeable

A

amiable

59
Q

n. and official pardon for a group of people that have broken the law

A

amnesty

60
Q

adj. lacking sense of right and wrong; neither good nor bad, neither moral nor immoral; without moral feelings

A

amoral

61
Q

adj. feeling loving, especially in a sexual sense; in love; relating to love

A

amorous

62
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adj. shapeless; without a regular or stable shape; blob-like

A

amorphous

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n. something out of place in time or history; an incongruity

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anachronism

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n. a comparison of one thing to another; similarity

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analogy

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al/ali/alter root

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other; another

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am root

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love

67
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a root

A

without

68
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amb/amph root

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aroud

or

both; more than one

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