Vocabulary List #1 Flashcards

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Noun - A prevailing tendency, mood, or inclination; the tendency of something or someone to act in a certain manner under given circumstances

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Disposition

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Noun - The washing or cleansing of the body as part of a religious rite.

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Ablution

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Verb -To steal in small amounts or quantities and usually repeatedly

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Pilfer

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Noun - A strange or fanciful idea

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Conceit

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Verb - To soothe in temper or disposition; to reduce in intensity

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Mollify

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Adj. - Unwilling to do something contrary to one’s ways of thinking; reluctant

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Loath

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Adj. - Miscellaneous; varied; various

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Sundry

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Noun - An equivalent or a return for something done, suffered,or given; compensation offered to make up for injuries suffered

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Recompense

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Noun - The manner in which one conducts oneself; behavior

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Carriage

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Adj. - Difficult to guide, manage, or work with; stubborn; intractable

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Untoward

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