Vocabulary #15 Flashcards
1
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Acquiesce
A
To give in, to comply
2
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Affinity
A
A likeness, a natural relationship, a kinship
3
Q
Blasphemous
A
Irrelevant, profane
4
Q
Buttress
A
A support or prop
5
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Circumspect
A
Careful to consider consequences, cautious, prudent
6
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Corroboration
A
Confirmation
7
Q
Deplete
A
To use up gradually, to lessen in amount or value
8
Q
Despotic
A
Ruling oppressively and absolutely; tyrannical
9
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Emaciated
A
Very thin (usually as a result of starvation), wasting away
10
Q
Empirical
A
Based on observation or experiment and not on theory
11
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Extraneous
A
Not essential or vital
12
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Fallow
A
Inactive, plowed but not slowed
