Week 4 Flashcards

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Altruism

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generosity; magnanimity

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Affluent

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wealthy; rich

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Magnanimous

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generously noble in mind and heart

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Philanthropist

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someone who is charitable or works for the betterment of humankind

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Articulate

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well-spoken; able to communicate effectively

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Cajole

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to urge with gentle and repeated appeals, teasing, or flattery

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Digress

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to turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking

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Exhortation

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speech intended to incite or move its audience

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Ineffable

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too great or big to be put into words

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Loquacious

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very talkative; garrulous

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Rhetoric

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the art of using language effectively and persuasively

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Taciturn

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habitually not talkative

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Tangent

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digressing; irrelevant; straying from the main point

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Indolent

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habitually lazy; slothful

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Languid

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sluggish; slow; weak

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Lethargic

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deficient in alertness or activity

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Phlegmatic

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possessing a calm, temperament; unemotional

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Torpor

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a state of inactivity

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Embellish

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decorate; makes more beautiful

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Florid

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describing flowery or elaborate language

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Opulent

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lavish; exhibiting a display of great wealth

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Ostentatious

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describing a showy, excessive or pretentious display

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Formidable

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inspiring awe or dread; worthy

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Indomitable

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unable to be defeated; unconquerable

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Inexorable

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not letting up, relentless

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Intrepid

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courageous; fearless

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Resilient

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capable of easily bouncing back from adversity; tough

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Brevity

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the quality or state of being brief in duration

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Dearth

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smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; lack

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Diminution

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the process of diminishing or decreasing

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Modicum

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a small amount

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Negligible

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so small that it can be ignored

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Paucity

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scarcity; lack; dearth

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Wane

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to decrease; dwindle; dim

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Avarice

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greed; immoderate desire for wealth

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Exorbitant

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excessive; more than is necessary or reasonable

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Parsimony

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unusual or excessive frugality

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Penurious

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penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous

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Aesthete

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one who cultivates an unusually high sensitivity to beauty

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Connoisseur

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an expert; a discerning judge with extensive knowledge

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Hedonist

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one devoted to pleasurable pursuits, especially pleasures of the senses

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Indulgent

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giving into desires; lenient

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Adept

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skillful; deft; opposite of inept

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Adrolt

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dexterous; deft; skillful

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Facile

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done or achieved with little effort or difficulty

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Inept

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displaying a lack of judgement, sense, or reason; foolish

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Ascetic

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one who renounces material comforts for a life of austere self-discipline

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Insular

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isolated; cut off

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Naive

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lacking in worldly wisdom; gullible; credulous

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Reclusive

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solitary; cut off from the world