Define Flashcards

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Abyss

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Bottomless hole

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Adamant

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Inflexible

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Ameliorate

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To improve

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Augury

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Omen or prophecy

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Autocrat

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A person w unlimited influence or authority

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Baseness

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Lacking higher values

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Begrudge

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To give in reluctantly

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Beguile

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To deceive

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Bemuse

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To confuse or bewilder

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Blasphemous

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Irreverent, profane

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Calamity

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A serious event causing distress or misfortune

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Conciliate

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To renew a friendship

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Confound

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To cause on to become confused

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Contempt

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Scorn

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Contentious

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Quarrelsome

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Corroboration

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Confirmation

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Credulous

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Gullible

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Defamation

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Act of harming another’s reputation

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Deference

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Courteous going along with opinions or wishes of another

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Dissemble

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To disguise

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Dogmatic

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Strong, unwarranted opinion

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Ecstasy

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Extreme happiness

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Effrontery

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Audacity

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Exalt

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To glorify

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Formidable
Menacing
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Gaunt
Very thin
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Heretical
Contrary to church
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Hypocrite
One who is insincere
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Indigenous
Native to a certain area
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Ineptness
Lack of competence or judgement
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Inert
Sluggish
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Innate
Existing from birth
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Ingratiate
To make an effort to gain good favor with someone
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Junta
A group of people who join in running for government after a revolution
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Licentious
Lacking moral or sexual restraint
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Malevolence
Evil intentions
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Malign
To utter misleading reports about
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Methodical
Proceeding in a systematic order
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Orthodox
Conforming to established standard
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Pallor
Extremely pale face
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Paradoxical
Something that appears false but it actually correct
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Parochial
Limited in range or scope
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Partisan
One who exhibits extreme or possible blind allegiance to a group or cause
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Placid
Peaceful calm
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Predilection
Preference
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Prodigious
Enormous, bulky
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Propriety
Correct conduct
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Prudent
Wise careful and practical
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Quake
To shake from shock or instability
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Reproach
A disgrace
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Rescind
To cancel
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Resurge
To rise again
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Savory
Appetizing
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Sectarian
A member of a sect that is a faction w extreme beliefs
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Sublime
Noble uplifting
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Abrogate
To abolish
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Trepidation
Fear trembling agitation
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Vindictive
Revengeful spiteful
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Wily
Cunning crafty
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Indignation
Anger as a result of something unjust