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List 2 Flashcards

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Benevolent.

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(adjective) Loving others and actively desirous of their well-being.

He was benevolent to his family.

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Confidant.

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(noun) One to whom secrets are entrusted.

Her confidant was her mother.

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Destitute.

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(adjective) Poverty-stricken.

They were destitute but got by.

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Epicycle.

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(noun) A circle that rolls upon the external or internal circumference of another circle.

The bike had two epicycles.

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Gastric.

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(adjective) Of, pertaining to, or near the stomach.

In the stomach their was gastric acid.

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Indestructible.

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(adjective) that can not be destroyed.

The indestructible material was very had to find.

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Leniency.

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(n.): Forbearance.

She had a lot of leniency with the child.

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Mystic.

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(noun) One who professes direct divine illumination, or relies upon meditation to acquire truth.

He was very mystic so he kept away from everyone.

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Pedal.

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(noun) A lever for the foot usually applied only to musical instruments, cycles, and other machines.

He pushed the pedal so the piano got softer.

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Prolix.

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(adjective) Verbose.

He was very prolix and the audience soon got bored.

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Rigmorale.

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(noun) Nonsense.

He didn’t put up with rigmorale and punished people who did it.

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Suspense.

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(noun) Uncertainty.

The crowd was in suspense of what would happen to the hero.

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Vigilance.

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(noun) Alert and intent mental watchfulness in guarding against danger.

All the soldiers had vigilance and guarded the palace carefully.

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Aggrandize.

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(verb) To cause to appear greatly.

Alexander carried on a double policy, always ready to seize opportunities to aggrandize his family.

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