Set 18 Flashcards

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Moderate

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Restrained, temperate

Verb: curb

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1
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Mitigate

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Weaken in force or intensity

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2
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Curb

Verb

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To restrain or keep in check

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3
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Mollify

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Soften the anger of, appease, pacify

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4
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Palliative

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Soothing, calming, sedative

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5
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Placid

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Peaceful, calm, easygoing

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6
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Subordinate

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Inferior, secondary, lesser

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7
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Temperate

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Moderate, mild, cool down

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8
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Tranquil

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Peaceful, calm, serene

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9
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Waning

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Diminishing, fading

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10
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Intrinsic

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Inherent, innate, essential

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11
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Progeny

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Offspring

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12
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Proliferate

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Reproduce, grow, propagate

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13
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Redolent

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Sweet smelling, fragrant, suggestive of something

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14
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Indigenous

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Native

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15
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Supple

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Flexible, bending, lithe

16
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Liberate

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Free, release

17
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Dormant

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Inactive, asleep, resting, latent

18
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Incredulous

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Disbelieving, skeptical, doubtful

19
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Indolent

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Lazy, idle, lethargic

20
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Neglect

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Abandon, ignore, fail to do

21
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Opaque

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Obscure, hard to see through or understand

22
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Indelible

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Cannot be removed, forgotten, erased. Permanent. Unfading.