Vocab 6 Flashcards

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To satisfy

To lessen or reduce the intensity of

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Assuage

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Someone or something that is intensely disliked, cursed, or shunned

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Anathema

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Like a benevolent uncle; familiar and indulgent

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Avuncular

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Sociable; concerned with good company and festivities

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Convivial

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Combing elements from a variety of sources

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Eclectic

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A short, witty poem

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Epigram

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To explain in detail; to set forth

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Expound

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Relating to the essential nature of something; real or actual

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Intrinsic

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Habitual or deeply rooted ; persistent

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Inveterate

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A very powerful or wealthy person; magnate

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Mogul

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Extremely generous; liberal in giving

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Munificent

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Beginning to exist; emerging

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Nascent

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Clear- sighted ; shrewd

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Perspicacious

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One who is indifferent to or disdainful of intellectual values

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Philistine

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Tending to favor or assist; encouraging

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Propitious

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