Word List #6, Deck 01 Flashcards by Nicolas Lozada | Brainscape

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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; getting comfortable

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Acquiesce

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To agree; to give in

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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; selflessness; generosity

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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; earlier

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Aperture

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Opening; hole

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Apprehensive

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Worried

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Arcane

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Mysterious; secret

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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 pleasures 2. (adj) without luxuries

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Assuage

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To clam down; to soothe

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Audacity

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Nerve; boldness; gall

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Abase

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to lower; to humble