Vocab 1-30 Flashcards

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to influence, sway, or entice with some tempting appeal

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allure

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sparing (usually in eating or drinking); temperate

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abstemious

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a hole or opening

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aperture

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to speak distinctly, expressing oneself clearly

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articulate

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to make amends

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atone

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kindness, generosity, charity

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benevolence

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to hand down, to give or lean in a will

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bequeath

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brutality lacking reason, having the attributes of a savage

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bestial

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to persuade with deliberate flattery, coax, wheedle

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cajole

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morally pure

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chaste

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innocent appearing, wholesome

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cherubic

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marked by long duration, by frequent recurrence over a long period of time

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chronic

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to move together

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converge

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a woman who flirts w men without sincere affection

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coquette

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believing on slight evidence, gullible

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credulous

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proper behavior

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decorousness

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to make dirty, desecrate, pollute

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defile

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no longer existing, dead

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defunct

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irresolution, indecision, uncertainty; to hesitate, delay, object

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demur

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very happy about something, having elevated spirits

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elated

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very thin usually as a result of starvation, wasting away

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emaclated

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to alienate, seperate

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estrange

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calling forth, calling to mind

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evocative

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savagery

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ferocity

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capable of reproducing

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fertile

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secret in an underhanded way, stealthy

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furtive

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to mix or join usually by melting

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fuse

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being in the earliest stage of development

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germinal

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contrary to church doctrine or accepted beliefs or standards

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heretical

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very ugly, offensive, shocking

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hideous