Voacb 41-60 Flashcards by Christian Perez | Brainscape

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Set aside for a purpose; take without permission; private use

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Appropriate

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Approval; commendation

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Approbation

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Impassioned; fiery

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Ardent

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Skillful and cunning

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Artful

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Self-denying; austere

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Ascetic

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Crooked; awry

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Askew

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To relieve, smooth, pacify

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Assuage

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Boldness; daring

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Audacity

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Strict and simple

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Austere

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Independent

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Autonomous

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Greed; desire for wealth

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Avarice

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Universal truth; self-evident

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Axiom

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Ordinary

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Banal

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Fortress; stronghold

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Bastion

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To harp on, to attack verbally

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Belabor

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war-like; quarrelsome

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Bellicose

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Deprived (loss of loved one)

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Bereaved

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one who loves books

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Bibliophile

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To cheat or swindle; avoid payment

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Bilk

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Something that injures or destroys

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Blight