Word List 1 Flashcards by Christian lin | Brainscape

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Cacophony (n)

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Discordant loud noises

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Alleviate (v)

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Make less severe

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Denounce (v)

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Condemn; speak out against

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Exasperated (adj)

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Frustrated; annoyed

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Ignominy (n)

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Shame (ignominious = shameful)

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Lithe (adj)

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Flexible; supple

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Omniscient (adj)

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All-knowing

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Pragmatist (n)

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Practical person; one who is concerned with usefulness

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Saccharin (adj)

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Falsely sweet

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Transient (adj)

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Short-lived; ephemeral

Not lasting, enduring, or permanent; Transitory.

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Aloof (adj)

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Distant; detached; cold

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Cajole (v)

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Coax

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Deplete (v)

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Use up; lessen

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Exceptionable (adj)

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Very bad (something which we should object to)

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Illuminate (v)

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To light up or make clear

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Livid (adj)

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Very angry

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Onerous (adj)

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Burdensome; hard to undertake

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Preamble (n)

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Introductory material

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Sacrosanct (adj)

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Very holy; inviolable

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Traverse (v)

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To move across

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Altruism (adj)

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Putting others first; being self-sacrificing

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Caldron (n)

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Huge cooking pot

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Deplore (n)

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To regret deeply or strongly; lament:

To deplore the present state of morality.

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Exculpate (v)

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Free someone from blame; pardon; acquit

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Illusory (adj)

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Deceptive; false; misleading

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Lobbyist (n)

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Person who tried to persuade someone to support a particular cause

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Onus (n)

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Burden

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Precarious (adj)

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Unstable; risky

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Sagacious (adj)

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Wise

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Trepidation (n)

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Fear