Vocab 1 Flashcards

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Adroit

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Skillful, clever

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Adulterate

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to make impure, to contaminate

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3
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adventitious

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accidental, nonessential

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4
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aegis

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a shield, protection

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5
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aesthetic

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pertaining to beauty

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affectation

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a phony attitude; pose

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7
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affinity

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an attraction to

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8
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affluence

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wealth, richness

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9
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agape

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open-mouthed, surprised

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10
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aggrandize

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to enlarge, expand

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11
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altruism

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a concern for others

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12
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ambiguous

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open to more than one interpretation

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13
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amoral

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lacking sense of right and wrong

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14
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amorphous

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formless, vague

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15
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animosity

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hatred

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