Vocab 61-90 Flashcards

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acclaim

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praise, applause, admiration

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acquiesce

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to give in, to agree

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amity

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friendship

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appease

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to make peace with, to satisfy

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articulate

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speaking clearly and well

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ascetic

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without luxuries, austere

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censure

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to blame, to criticize

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condescend

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to talk down to

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congenial

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friendly

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credulous

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believing, gullible

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dubious

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doubtful, unclear

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elaborate

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detailed, careful, thoughtful

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ephemeral

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short-lived, fleeting, not lasting

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exhaustive

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thorough, complete

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fanatic

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one who is extremely devoted to a cause or idea

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flagrant

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shocking, outstandingly bad

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indolence

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laziness

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jeopardy

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danger

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levity

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flippancy, humor

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mitigate

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to lessen the severity of something bad

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preclude

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to prevent, to make impossible, to shut out

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profuse

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flowing

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relegate

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to dismiss to a lower position

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reproach

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to scold

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sage

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a wise person

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scanty

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inadequate, minimal

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solicit

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to ask or seek

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stagnant

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not moving

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sycophant

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a brownnoser, a person who flatters others for personal gain

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unprecedented

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happening for the first time, never seen before