Vocab 451-475 Flashcards
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reproof
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an act or expression of criticism
2
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potent
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powerful
3
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wary
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cautious, watchful, on guard
4
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prudent
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careful, cautious
5
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pompous
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self-important; excessively grand in style
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inconsequential
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having little importance
7
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temperate
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moderate, not extreme
8
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avow
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to acknowledge, admit
9
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gracious
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pleasantly kind and polite
10
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voluminous
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large
11
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usurp
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to seize power without legal rights
12
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modify
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to change
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apprehension
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nervousness, fear
14
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intelligble
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capable of being understood
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aggravate
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to make worse or more severe
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fallacious
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false; not logically valid
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introspective
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reflecting on one’s own state of mind
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oblique
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indirect
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sanction
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to authorize, approve, allow
20
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gratuitous
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without case, unnecessary, uncalld-for
21
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concur
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to agree
22
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apocryphal
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false, fake, not authentic
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avarice
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greed
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reserved
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a tendency to hold oneself back
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prolong
to cause, to continue longer
