Week 1 Flashcards

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Aesthetic

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Showing an appreciation of beauty in nature or art; artistic

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Aberration

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A deviating from the right path or usual course of action; a mental disorder, especially of a minor or temporary nature

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Ambivalence

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Condition of having conflicting attitudes

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Atrophy

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To waste away

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Bombastic

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High-sounding; marked by use of language without much real meaning

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Capitulate

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To surrender

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Coalesce

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To grow together; to combine

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Conciliatory

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Something that soothes or makes the situation better

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Denunciation

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Expression of strong disapproval made openly or publicly

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Didactic

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Intended to instruct or teach

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Disparage

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To discredit; to belittle

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Efface

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To wipe out; to erase

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