Unit 3 Flashcards
1
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(adj) causing damage or harm; injurious
A
detrimental
2
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(adj) feeling regret and sorrow; penitent
A
contrite
3
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(adj) boring because of overuse or repetition
A
trite
4
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(n) debris; junk
A
detritus
5
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(n) a lowering in number
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attrition
6
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(adj) not strict; generous
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lenient
7
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(adj) easing pain or discord
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lenitive
8
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(v) to soothe the feelings of; to appease
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mollify
9
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(n) a basic idea or principle
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rudiment
10
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(adj) implied or understood but not directly experienced
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implicit
11
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(adj) difficult or impossible to explain
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inexplicable
12
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(v) to branch out; to go different ways
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diverge
13
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(v) to come together; to gather; to meet
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converge
14
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(n) a climbing slope; a hill
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acclivity
15
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(n) a downward slope; a dip
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declivity
