Vocabulary in School - Part 4 Flashcards
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alienated
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removed or disassociated from (friends, family, homeland)
2
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alleviate
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to ease a pain or burden
3
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archetype
A
a perfect example; an original pattern
4
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auspicious
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accompanied by favorable circumstances
5
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benign
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kind and gentle
6
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capricous
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impulsive and unpredictable
7
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conviction
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a fixed or strong belief
8
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debunk
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the expose the falseness of
9
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deleterious
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having a harmful effect
10
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disdain
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to regard or treat with content; to look down on
11
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disingenuous
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not straight-foward; crafty
12
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disparate
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fundamentally distinct or different
13
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emollient
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softening and soothing
14
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equivocate
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to avoid making a defiant statement
15
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exculpate
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to keep from guilt or blame
