Week 6 Flashcards

1
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Exhort

A

To strongly urge on, encourage

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2
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Extenuating

A

Making less guilty or more forgivable

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3
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Zenith

A

The highest point, culmination

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4
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Bellicose

A

Warlike, inclined to quarrel

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5
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Amiable

A

Friendly

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6
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Telltale

A

Revealing

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7
Q

Replete

A

Completely stocked or furnished with something

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8
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Affable

A

Likable, easy to talk to

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9
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Advocate

A

Speak, plead or argue in favor of

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10
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Advocate

A

A person who pleads for a cause or propounds and idea

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11
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Banish

A

Expel from a community, residence, or location; drive away

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12
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Brusquely

A

In a blunt, direct manner

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13
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Complementary

A

Enhancing each others qualities (for 2 or more things)

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14
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Convoluted

A

Highly complex or intricate

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15
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Credence

A

Belief in something

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16
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Debunk

A

Expose ideas and claims especially while ridiculing

17
Q

Deliberate

A

Think about carefully, weight the pros and cons of an issue

18
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Deride

A

Treat or speak of with contempt

19
Q

Destitute

A

Poor enough to need help from others

20
Q

Destitute

A

Completely wanting or lacking (usually destitute of)

21
Q

Detrimental

A

Causing harm or injury to

22
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Empathetic

A

Showing understanding and ready comprehension of other peoples’ states and emotions

23
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Excruciating

A

Extreme pain

24
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Glean

A

Collect information bit by bit