Vocab Week 3 Flashcards

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1
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Unselfish

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Altruistic

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2
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To calm

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Appease

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3
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Impulsive

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Arbitrary

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4
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To attack

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Assail

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5
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Unoriginal

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Banal

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6
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A term that doesn’t attend

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Euphemism

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7
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Greedy

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Mercenary

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8
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A group of symptoms

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Syndrome

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9
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To damage

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Taint

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10
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Determined by personal judgement, not rule or reason; based on impulse

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Arbitrary

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11
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Motivated only by financial gain; greedy

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Mercenary

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12
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An indirect reference

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Allusion

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13
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A group of symptoms typical of a particular disease or condition

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Syndrome

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14
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A mild or vague term used as a substitute for one considered offensive or unpleasant

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Euphemism

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To calm, especially by giving in to the demands of

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Appease

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16
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Lacking originality; overused; commonplace

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Banal

17
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To stain the honor of someone or something

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Taint

18
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To attack physically or verbally

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Assail

19
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Unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others; unselfish

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Altruistic

20
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A reference

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Allusion