finals Flashcards

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Assuaged

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to make an unpleasant feeling less intense.

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Concession

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a thing that is granted, especially in response to demands

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3
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Contentious

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causing or likely to cause an argument; nagging

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Domiciled

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treat a specified country as a permanent home.

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5
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Eccentric

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unconventional and slightly strange.

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Indigenous

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originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.

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7
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Malevolent

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having or showing a wish to do evil to others.

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Meditatively

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considered thought, much thought on something

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Piety

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the quality of being religious or reverent.

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Predilection

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a preference or special liking for something

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Sojourn

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a temporary stay.

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12
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Taciturn

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reserved or uncommunicative in speech, saying little

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Malignant

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harm, suffering, distress

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Morbid

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a very unhealthy mental state of. being usually pertaining to disease or death.

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15
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Placidly

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pleasantly calm or peaceful

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Prowess

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skill or expertise in a particular activity or field.

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Tacit

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understood or implied without being stated.

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Tyranny

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unrestrained exercise of power or abuse of authority.

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Auspicious

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conducive to success; favorable.

20
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Benevolence

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desire to do good to others; goodwill

21
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Benign

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act of being gracious

22
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Edification

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improvement of a person morally or being uplifted

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Gingerly

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with great care or caution

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Inquisitive

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wanting to know something

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Aberration

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usual or expected

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Adjacent

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next to something

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Analogous

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comparing one thing to another

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Ascertaining

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find (something) out for certain; make sure of

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Caricature

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a picture, description, or imitation of a person or thing

30
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Ingenuous

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innocent and unsuspecting.

31
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Innate

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natural talent or trait from birth

32
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Perpetrated

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commit a harmful, illegal, or immoral action.

33
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Provocation

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action or speech that makes someone annoyed or angry; to provoke someone

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Tentatively

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unsure or uncertain of something.

35
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Vigil

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a period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, especially to keep watch or pray.