Vocab 451-475 Flashcards

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reproof

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an act or expression of criticism

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potent

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powerful

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wary

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cautious, watchful, on guard

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prudent

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careful, cautious

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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

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temperate

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moderate, not extreme

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avow

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to acknowledge, admit

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gracious

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pleasantly kind and polite

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voluminous

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large

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usurp

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to seize power without legal rights

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modify

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to change

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13
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apprehension

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nervousness, fear

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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

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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

24
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reserved

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a tendency to hold oneself back

25
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prolong

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to cause, to continue longer