Wordly Wise #5 Flashcards

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Acrimony

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Bitterness or sharpness of temper

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2
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Affinity

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An attraction for someone/something in wich one feels a closeness

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ambivalent

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Having mixed feelings about something or someone

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Cessation

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a stopping (final or temporary)

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5
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emaciated

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Very thin or wasted away

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enclave

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A distinct region or community enclosed within a larger territory

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engender

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to produce

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8
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exacerbate

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To make more severe or violent

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illicit

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Not allowed

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10
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indigenous

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Naturally living or growing in certain areas

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inexorable

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Not to be persuaded

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12
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infatuated

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filled with excessive desire

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13
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insatiable

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Never satisified

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14
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poignant

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Painfully moving or touching

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15
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proselytize

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To persuade someone to believe.

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