#2 Flashcards
(20 cards)
0
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To attack with words of force
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Assail
1
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Feeling loving, especially in a sexual sense
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Amorous
2
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Generous, kind
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Benevolent
3
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To confirm; to back up with evidence
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Corroborate
4
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Proper, in good taste
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Decorous
5
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To ridicule
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Deride
6
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Intended to teach, morally instructive
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Didactic
7
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Lacking harmony or agreement
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Discordant
8
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To extend; to swell
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Distend
9
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To annoy thoroughly
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Exasperate
10
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To speed up the progress of
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Expedite
11
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Fertile; productive
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Fecund
12
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Overly dramatic
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Histrionic
13
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Naturally peaceful
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Idyllic
14
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Brilliant, giving off heat or light
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Incandescent
15
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To place side by side
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Juxtapose
16
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A wise man, to be wise through experience/reflection
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Sage
17
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To examine very carefully
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Scrutinize
18
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Lacking ideas or intelligence
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Vacuous
19
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Highly unstable, explosive
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Volatile
