PSAT Lesson 17 Flashcards
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Admonish
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To caution, to advise, or to counsel against something
1
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Abstemious
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Sparing (usually in eating or drinking); temperate
2
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Amity
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Friendship
4
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Bastion
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A fortification, a stronghold
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callous
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hardened; insensitive, indifferent, unsympathetic
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clemecy
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leniency
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debunk
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to expose the falseness or hypocrisy of something
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diffse
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to spread in all directions
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dupe
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to trick, to fool, to deceive, or to cheat; to bilk
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exorcise
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to expel an evil spirit, to get rid of something troublesome
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finesse
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delicate skill
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humility
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the quality or state of being humble in spirit
13
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imperious
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extremely overbearing
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larceny
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the act of stealing another’s property
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mirth
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gladness and merriment usually accompanied by laughter
