EL 2 Flashcards by Hemant Dixit | Brainscape

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gratification

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pleasure gained from satisfaction of a desire

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entreaty

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an earnest or humble request

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portend

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be a sign or warning

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atrophied

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withered; decayed

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bohemian

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a person who avoids convention in life

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slop

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swine’s food

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emolument

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salary or fees from office

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admonition

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gentle reproof

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abduce

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draw or take away

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dimunition

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reduction; abatement

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egoistic

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self-centered

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egotistic

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boastful

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exiguity

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meagerness

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altruistic

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devoted to welfare of others

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bovine

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dull

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eschewed

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avoided; shunned

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prurient

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having lustful thoughts or desires

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pugnacious

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inclined to quarrel

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caprice

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whimsicality

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pusillanimity

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timidity; cowardliness

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pretentions

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a pretext; affectations

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supercilious

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haughtily disdainful