Unit 3 Vocab Flashcards by Benjamin Beals | Brainscape

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Bowdlerize

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Remove offensive material

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Ancillary

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Accessory

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Condescend

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Talk down to

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Cozen

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To trick

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Enclave

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Island

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Forte

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Gift

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Gratis

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Free

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Icon

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Symbol

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Interstice

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Gap

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Macrocosm

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Cosmos, entirety

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Mountebank

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Swindler

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Paean

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Anthem

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Persiflage

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Lighthearted joking

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Plethora

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Excess

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Pragmatic

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Down to earth

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Quizzical

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Perplexed, mystified

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Rapacity

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Inordinate greed

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Schism

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Split

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Therapeutic

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Beneficial

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Virtuoso

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Expert