Unit 1-3 study Flashcards
(37 cards)
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Adulterate
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to make worse by addition of something of lower value
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Augment
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To make larger
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Dour
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stern, gloomy, ill-humored
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Bereft
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Deprived of
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Fortitude
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Courage in facing difficulties
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Gibe
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To utter taunting words
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Guise
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External appearance
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Insidious
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Intended to deceive or entrap, sly
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Intimation
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A hint, indirect suggestion
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Opulent
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Wealthy, luxurious
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Reiterate
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Repeat
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Stolid
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Not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive
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Tentative
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Experimental; uncertain
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Verbatim
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Word for word
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Adroit
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Skillful
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Amicable
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Peaceful, friendly
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Benevolent
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Kindly, charitable
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Cursory
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Hasty, not thorough
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Duplicity
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Treachery, deceitfulness
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Extol
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Praise extravagantly
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Grimace
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A wry face
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Impervious
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Not affected or hurt by
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Impetus
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A moving force, stimulus
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Artifice
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A skillful device; clever trick
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Craven
Cowardly; a coward
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Exhilarate
To enliven, give spirit to
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Fallow
Dry, inactive
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Inclement
Stormy, harsh
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Muse
Think about in a dreamy way
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Punitive
Inflicting or aiming at punishment
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Redress
To set right
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Urbane
Refined in manner or style
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Replete
Abundantly supplied
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Semblance
Outward aspect or appearance
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Perfidious
Deliberately treacherous or deceitful
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Deft
Skillful or clever
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Contrivance
Use of skill to create something
