30-45 Flashcards

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Gregarious

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Seeking and enjoying the company of others: sociable

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2
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Foreboding

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A strong feeling that smth bad is about to happen

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3
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Ardor

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Intense and passionate feeling

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4
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Assimilate

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Become similar to one’s environment

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5
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Yearn

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Desire strongly

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6
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Dilemma

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A difficult or perplexing situation or problem

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7
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Wince

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Draw back, flinch, recoil, grimace

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8
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Benefactor

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One who is giving and/or kind to others; one who donates to an individual or institution

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9
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Abet

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To aid, to help

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10
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Plunder

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To rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war or hostile raids

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Culminate

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Rise to, or form, a summit; end especially to reach final or climactic stage

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12
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Dexterous

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Skillful in physical movements

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13
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Pathos

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The quality or power to evoke a feeling of pity or compassion though forms if expression such as arts or literature.

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14
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Zephyr

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A gentle breeze; the west wind

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15
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Defer

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To delay; to put off

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