Vocab 6 Flashcards

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abate

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make something less intense

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abjure

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renounce

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anomalous

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deviating from what is normal

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antipathy

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a deep-seated feeling of aversion

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arcane

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understood by a few, mysterious

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arduous

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having to put in the strenuous effort, difficult, tiring

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artless

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without guile or deception

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ascetic

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severe self discipline or abstention from all form of indulgence

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assuage

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make a feeling less intense, satisfy

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betray

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unintentionallyreveal; be evidence of.

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bucolic

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relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life

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burgeon

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begin to grow or increase rapidly;flourish

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cacophonous

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harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.

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canonize

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officially declare (a dead person) to be a saint.

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censure

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the formal expression of severe disapproval.

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chicanery

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the use of deception to achieve one’s purpose.

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cogent

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clear, logical, and convincing

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compelling

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evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible wa

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contend

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struggle tosurmount

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copious

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abundant in supply or quantity.

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cosmopolitan

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including people from many different countries.

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deference

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politesubmission and respect.

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desultory

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lacking a plan, purpose, orenthusiasm

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dilatory

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slow to act.

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polarize

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cause (something) to acquirepolarity.

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prodigal

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wastefully extravagant.

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verbose

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using or expressing in more words than are needed

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equivocate

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useambiguouslanguage so as toconcealthe truth or avoidcommittingoneself