List 23 Flashcards

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affinity

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a spontaneous feeling of closeness

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amenable

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willing, compliant

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apocryphal

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fictitious, false, wrong

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4
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assert

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to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively

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5
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benign

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favorable, not threatening, mild

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callous

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harsh, cold, unfeeling

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circumscribed

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marked off, bounded

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compelling

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forceful, demanding attention

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9
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confluence

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a gathering together

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10
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contrite

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penitent, eager to be forgiven

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crowing

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to talk in a way that shows too much pride about something you have done : to brag loudly or joyfully

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12
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defile

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to make unclean, impure

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13
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derivative

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taken directly from a source, unoriginal

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14
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discernment

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the ability to see and understand people, things, or situations clearly and intelligently

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15
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dissonance

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lack of harmony or consistency

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16
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edict

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an order, decree

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17
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eminent

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distinguished, prominent, famous or conspicuous

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18
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equanimity

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composure

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19
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exonerate

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to free from guilt or blame, exculpate

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20
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fawn

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to try to get the approval of an important or powerful person by giving that person praise, special attention, etc.

21
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forlorn

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lonely, abandoned, hopeless

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grandiose

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on a magnificent or exaggerated scale

23
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hyprocrisy

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pretending to believe what one does not

24
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impracticable

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difficult or impossible to do or use : not practicable

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indifferent

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unconcerned, showing no care or concern for or interest in somebody or something, without bias

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innate

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inborn, native, inherent

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intricate

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having many complexly interrelating parts or elements

28
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kinship

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affiliation, relationship by blood or marriage to another or others

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lucid

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clear, easily understandable

30
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meticulous

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extremely careful with details

31
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negligible

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insignificant, too small or unimportant to be worth considering

32
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obtrusive

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conspicuous, tending to intrude or force opinions on other people, highly noticeable, often with a bad or unwelcome effect

33
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panacea

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a remedy for all ills or difficulties

34
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perfidious

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disloyal, unfaithful

35
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pliable

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flexible

36
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presumptuous

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disrespectfully bold

37
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provoke

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incite, to be the cause or occasion of an emotion or response, usually anger

38
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rapport

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mutual understanding and harmony, a friendly relationship

39
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repentant

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penitent, sorry

40
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revel

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to enjoy intensely

41
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scornful

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disrespectful, feeling or expressing great contempt for somebody or something

42
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sopoforic

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sleep-inducing, causing sleep or drowsiness, dull

43
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sully

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to damage or ruin the good quality of (something)

44
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terrestrial

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relating to the land

45
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umbrage

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resentment, offense

46
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venerable

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deserving of respect because of age or achievement

47
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wallow

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to roll oneself indolently; to become or remain helpless

48
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accessible

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obtainable, reachable