vocab list 6 Flashcards
1
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adulation
A
exaggerated flattery or praise
2
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affable
A
diffusing warmth and friendliness
3
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affinity
A
a natural attraction or feeling of kinship
4
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affront
A
a deliberately offensive act
5
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aggrandize
A
embellish; increase the scope, power, or importance of
6
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alacrity
A
liveliness and eagerness
7
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commendation
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an official award given as formal public statement
8
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compunction
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a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
9
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conciliatory
A
making or willing to make concessions
10
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concord
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a harmonious state of things and of their properties
11
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despondent
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without or almost without hope
12
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disparage
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express a negative opinion of
13
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disparate
A
fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
14
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dissipate
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cause to separate and go in different directions
15
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enmity
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a state of deep-seated ill-will
