Week 13 Flashcards

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Ascendancy

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That state that exists when one person or group has power over another

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Assail

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Attack in speech or writing

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Beatification

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noun: the action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely
happy; a state of supreme happiness

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Boom

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A desirable state

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Boon

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Very close and convivial

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Cavalier

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Given to haughty disregard of others

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Clemency

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leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

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Collusion

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Agreement on a secret plot

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Contemptuous

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Scornful, looking down at others with a sneering attitude

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Cosmopolitan

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Comprising many cultures; global in reach and outlook

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Dispatch

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The property of being prompt and efficient

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Dispatch

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Dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently

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Exemplify

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Be characteristic of

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Exemplify

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Clarify by giving an example of

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Genteel

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Marked by refinement in taste and manners

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Inclement

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(Of weather) unpleasant, stormy

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Inclement

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Used of person or behavior; showing no mercy

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Industrious

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Characterized by hard work and perseverance

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Jocular

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Characterized by jokes and good humor

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Laborious

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Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

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Maxim

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A short saying expressing a general truth

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Morph

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To undergo dramatic change in a seamless and barely noticeable fashion

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Obdurate

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Unable to be persuaded or moved emotionally; stubborn; unyielding

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Preempt

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Take the place of have precedence over