Vocabulary HW#3 Flashcards
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Appease
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Pacify; placate; conciliate; mollify
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Abate
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Becomes less intense or widespread; subside; decrease; lessen
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Cognizant
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Having knowledge or being aware of
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Cordial
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Warm and friendly
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Cosmopolitan
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Worldly; cultured
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Discrepancy
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A lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts; disparity; deviation
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Equilibrium
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Balance;
Composure
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Frugal
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Sparing or economical with regard to money or food; thrifty; simple and plain and costing little; meager
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Burgeon
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Flourish; thrive; prosper; improve
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Indignant
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Resentful; offended; angry; annoyed
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Miserly
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Penny-pinching; parsimonious
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Mitigate
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Alleviate; reduce; diminish
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Pacify
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Placate; conciliate; appease; soother; assuage
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Placate
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Make someone less angry or hostile
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Pugnacious
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Combative; aggressive; antagonistic; belligerent
