Week 1: #15-21 Flashcards
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Morose
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(adj.) sullen, gloomy, or melancholy
2
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Eulogy
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(n) a praising speech or tribute, esp. honoring someone who has died
(n) high praise
3
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Skeptical
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(adj.) showing, expressing, or giving to doubt or questioning
4
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Sap
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(n) 1. the circulatory fluid of a plant; an essential bodily fluid 2. health, vitality, or energy 3. a gullible person, fool, or dupe
(v) 1. to deplete, drain, or weaken, esp. of energy or vitality 2. to diminish the intensity or supply of 3. to undermine the foundations of
5
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Enervate
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(v) to weaken or sap the strength, vigor, or vitality of
6
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Antagonism
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(n) hostility, opposition, or active resistance
7
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Placate
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(v) to soothe the anger of, mollify, or appease
