3 Flashcards
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Adulation
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Admiration
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Abate
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Reduce, lessen the severity
2
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Aesthetic
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Concerned with the appreciation of beauty
3
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Avarice
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Greed for wealth
4
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Burgeon
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To grow rapidly or flourish
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Canon
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Established set of principles, code of laws
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Castigation
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Punish severely or criticism
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Caustic
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Burning or stinging, causing corrosion
8
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Chary
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Wary, cautious
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Cogent
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Well reasoned
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Complaisance
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The willingness to comply with others
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Contrite
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Regretful, seeking forgiveness
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Dearth
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Smallness of quantity or number, scarcity
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Demur
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To question or oppose
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Didactic
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Intended to teach or instruct
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Discretion
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Cautious reserve in speech, ability to make responsible decisions
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Disinterested
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Indifferent
