deck_566372 Flashcards
(35 cards)
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Desiccated
A
Dried upDehydrated
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Desecrate
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To violate sacrednessDefile
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Defile
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To violate sacredness of
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Decry
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To criticize openly
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Cursory
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Brevity (Bad)
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Cupidity
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GreedStrong desire
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Credulity
A
Readiness to believe
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Conflagration
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Great fire
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Concomitant
A
Accompanying in a subordinate fashion
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Clemency
A
Mercy
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Buffet
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To strike with force -food
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Blandish
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To use flattery to persuade
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Arrogate
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To take without justification
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Approbation
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Praise
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Adumbrate
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To sketch out in a vague way
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Abrogate
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To abolish
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Abjure
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To reject
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Superficial
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ShallowLacking depth
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Subtle
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Hard to detect or describe
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Submissive
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Submit to be degraded
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Resilient
A
Quick to recover
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Provocative
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To provoke a responseBe controversial
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Prosaic
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DullCommon
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Perfidious
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Disloyal Untrustworthy
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Mundane
Ordinary Common
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Longevity
Long life
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Lobbyist
Person who seeks to influence political events
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Impute
To assign a cause
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Extenuating
Excusing Decrease guilt of crime
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Exasperation
Irritation Frustration
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Evanescence
Quickly fadingShort lived
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Digression
Straying away from main point
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Demagogue
Mean leaderUsing emotions to appeal
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Conditional
Based on condition or contract
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Camaraderie
Friendly Social Trust
