adulation - amend Flashcards

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adulation

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flattery, admiration

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adulterate

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make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

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advent

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arrival

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adventitious

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accidental, casual

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adversary

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oponent

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adverse

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unfavorable

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adversity

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poverty, misfortune

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advert

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refer to

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advocacy

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support

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advocate

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urge, plead for

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aegis

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shield, defense

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aerie

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nest of a large bird of prey

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aesthetic

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artistic

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affable

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easily approachable

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affected

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artificial, pretended, assumed in order to impress

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affidavit

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written statement made under oath

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affiliation

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joining, association with

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affinity

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kinship

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affirmation

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positive assertion, confirmation, solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath

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affix

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attach or add on, fasten

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affliction

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state of distress, cause of suffering

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affluence

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abundance, wealth

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affront

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insult, offense, intentional act of disrespect

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agape

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openmouthed

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agglomeration
heap, collection
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aggrandize
increase or intensify, raise in power, wealth, rank, honor
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aggregate
gather, accumulate
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aghast
horrified, dumbfounded
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agility
nimbleness
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agnostic
skeptical of the existence of a god
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agog
highly excited, intensely curious
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alacrity
cheerful promptness, eagerness
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alcove
nook, recess
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alienate
make hostile, separate
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allay
calm, pacify
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allegory
story in which characters are symbols
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alleviate
relieve
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alliteration
repetition of beginning sound in poetry
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allocate
assign
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alloy
mix of metals | make less pure
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allure
entice, attract
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allusion
indirect reference
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aloft
upward
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altercation
noisy quarrel
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amalgamate
unite in one body, combine
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ambiguous
unclear or doubtful in meaning
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ambivalence
having contradictory or conflicting emotions
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amble
moving at a slow pace
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ambulatory
able to walk
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ameliorate
improve
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amenable
readily managed or willing to be led, answerable or accountable legally