Word List 06 Deck 1 Page 1 Flashcards by Paul Jung | Brainscape

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Abase

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To lower

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Abolitionist

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One who opposes slavery

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Acclimatization

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Becoming used to something

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Acquiese

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To agree passively

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Adjunct

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Something attached to a main body

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Aesthetic

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Having to do with art or beauty

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Air

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To bring out into the open

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Allegory

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Symbolic story

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Altruism

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Goodness

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Amorphous

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Without shape

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Anecdote

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A short and amusing story

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Annulment

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Cancellation

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Anterior

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Placed in front

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Aperture

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Opening

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Apprehensive

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Worried

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Arcane

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Mysterious

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Aristocratic

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High class, as in the qualities of nobility

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Ascetic

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(n. ) A person who refuses bodily pleasure

(adj. ) Without luxuries

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Assuage

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To calm down

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Audacity

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Nerve

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Autocratic

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Favoring complete rule by one person