Vocab Flashcards

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To keep possession

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Retain

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Firmly fixed or set

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Rigid

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2
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A claim or title to something

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Pretension

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3
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Pleasantly calm; peaceful

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Placid

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4
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To allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of something

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Indulge

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5
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Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior

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Capricious

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6
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Warn or reprimand someone firmly

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Admonish

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7
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Used or accepted as normal or average

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Standard

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The action of showing something to be right or reasonable

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Justification

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Unable to act in a relaxed and natural way because of self-consciousness or mental restraint

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Inhibited

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10
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Extremely large or great

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Immense

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11
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Satisfying ones conception of what is perfect

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Ideal

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12
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A women distinguished courage or ability, admired for her brave deeds and noble qualities

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Heroines

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13
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The quality of being thankful

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Gratitude

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14
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The act of constructing or manufacturing

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Fabrication

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15
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Growing to manhood or womanhood

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Adolescent

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Fact, reality, typically in contrast with what it was intended, expected, or believed

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Actuality

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A disreputable person

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Scoundrel

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Producing a beneficial effect

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Salutary

19
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To express sorrow, mourning or regret

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Lament

20
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Opposed to someone or something

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Implacable