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Vocabulary #03 Flashcards

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quixotic

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romantic

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raiment

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apparel

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rectitude

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quality of being right, moral, good

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refractory

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stubborn

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relegate

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demote to an inferior position

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reprehensible

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worthy of blame

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rescind

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withdraw

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retrograde

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going backwards

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reverent

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showing deference; respectful

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sanctimonious

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pretending to be religious

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sanction

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approve

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conscientious

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wishing to do what is right; relating to a person’s conscience

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pare

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trim

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