Vocab 1-2 Flashcards

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Adulterate

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V To make impure, to contaminate

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2
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Adventitious

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A Accidental, nonessential

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3
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Aegis

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N A shield; protection, sponsorship

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4
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Aesthetic

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A Pertaining to beauty

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5
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Affectation

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N A phony attitude; pose

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6
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Affinity

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N An attraction to

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7
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Affluence

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N Wealth; richness

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Agape

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A Open-mouthed; surprised; agog

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9
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Aggrandize

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V To enlarge or to expand

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10
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Altruism

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N A concern for others; generosity

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11
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Ambiguous

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A Open to more than one interpretation

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12
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Amoral

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A Lacking a sense of right and wrong

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13
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Amorphous

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A Shapeless, formless, vague

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14
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Animosity

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N Hatred

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15
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Antipathy

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N An intense dislike

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16
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Antithesis

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N An exact opposite; an opposite extreme

17
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Badinage

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N Playful, teasing talk

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Banal

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A Common, ordinary

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Baroque

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A Overly decorated

20
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Bauble

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N A showy but useless thing

21
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Bedlam

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N A noisy uproar; a scene of wild confusion

22
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Beguile

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V To deceive; to charm; to enchant

23
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Besiege

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V To overwhelm; to surround and attack

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Besmirch

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V To make dirty; to stain

25
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Bestial

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A Savage, brutal

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Adroit

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A Skillful,clever

27
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Bilious

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A Bad tempered,cross

28
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Blanch

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V To whiten, to make pale.

29
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Bland

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A Mild, tasteless, dull