5 Flashcards
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Alchemy
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A medieval science aimed at metals into gold
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Aggrandize
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To increase in power, influence
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Astringent
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Harsh , severe
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Contiguous
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Sharing a border, touching , adjacent
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Convention
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A generally agreed upon practice or attitude
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Cynicism
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An attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness
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Dedicate
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Dry out or dehydrate
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Divulge
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To disclose something secret
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Immutable
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Not capable of change
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Intractable
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Not easily managed or directed, stubborn
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Inimical
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Damaging, harmful, injurious , hostile
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Neophyte
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A recent convert, a beginner , novice
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Presumptuous
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Overstepping due bounds, taking liberties
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Pristine
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Pure, uncorrupted, clean
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Probity
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Adherence to highest principles, uprightness
