Week 37 Flashcards

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antipathy

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dislike, distaste, hate

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Confront

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come face to face with

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servile

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slavish, submissive

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volition

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willpower, choice

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sojourn

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temporary stay

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to tighten one’s belt

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to get set for bad times or poverty

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austere

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simple, unadorned, hard

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felicitous

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happy

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halcyon

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peaceful, calm

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tenable

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supportable, defendable

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superfluous

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excessive, surplus

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off the beaten track

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not usual, out of the ordinary

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motivate

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inspire, stimulate, provoke

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rationalize

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use or given a reason other than the real one

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therapy

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healing or curing process

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nascent

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beginning to exist or develop

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iconoclast

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image-breaker, attacker of beliefs

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a square peg in a round hole

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an able man in the wrong job

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erudite

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very scholarly

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phobia

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persistent fear, strong dislike

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germane

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appropriate, in close relationship to

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vertigo

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dizziness

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conductive

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leading, helpful

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to upset the apple cart

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overturn or disturb a plan or intention