Unit 2 Flashcards
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Amorous
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Feeling loving
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Corroborate
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To confirm, to back up with evidence
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Decorous
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Proper, good in taste
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Expedite
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To speed up the progress of
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Idyllic
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Naturally peaceful
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Juxtapose
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To place side by side, often the two things are different
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Incandescent
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Brilliant, giving off heat or light
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Exasperate
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To annoy thoroughly
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Discordant
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Lacking harmony or agreement
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Volatile
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Highly unstable, explosive
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Distend
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To swell, extend
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Fecund
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Fertile, productive
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Sage
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A wise man, to be wise through experience
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Vacuous
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Lacking ideas, or intelligence
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Deride
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To ridicule, insult
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Assail
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To attack with words or force
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Benevolent
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Generous, kind
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Scrutinize
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Examine very carefully
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Histrionic
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Overly dramatic
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Didactic
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Intended to teach, morally destructive
