Week 6 Help/Hurt Flashcards by Alexis Risser | Brainscape

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Ameliorate

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Improvement, make tolerable

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Alleviate

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Relieve temporarily

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Appease

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Passing by giving in

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Approbation

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Approval, praise

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Respite

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Period of rest, relief

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Salutary

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Healthful, curative

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Sanguinary

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Blood thirsty

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Venerate

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Revere, treat as holy due to old age

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Admonish

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Warn, express disapproval

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Anguish

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Agonizing physical pain

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Contrite

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Feeling guilt or sorry

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Debilitate

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Weaken, cripple

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Reparation

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Pay back, compensation

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Reprisal

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Military action, in return

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Reproach

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Scold, blame, disagree

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Subjugate

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Subdue, dominate

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Vex

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Annoy, pester, confuse