Vocab Flashcards by J May

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Assuaged

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To smooth or satisfy

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Predilection

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A preference

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Ambled

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To walk at a slow pace

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Malevolent

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Wishing harm to others

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Iniquities

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A great injustice

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Fractious

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Irritable

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Disapprobation

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Disapproval

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Mortification

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Humiliation

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Vexations

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A state of irritation or worry

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Transaction

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Carry out of business

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Auspicious

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Showing signs of promise or success

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Pestilence

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A deadly epidemic disease

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Edification

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To have an uplifting influence on another’s mind

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Breeches

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Trousers that reach just below the knee

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Vigil

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Staying awake to watch or pray

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Meditative

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Thinking deeply

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Unfathomable

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To difficult to understand

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Aberrations

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Deviation from what is normal

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Rectitude

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Moral goodness

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Guilelessness

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Treacherous cunning

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Obstreperous

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Noisy and unruly

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Rudiments

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Basic principles

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Mausoleum

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A magnificent tomb

Articulate

To speak clearly

Contemporary

Up to date

Cantankerous

Bad tempered

Inconsistent

Changing

Remote

Far away

Infallible

Never failing

Fragile

Easily damaged or broken

Placid

Calm or peaceful

Inaudible

Unable to be heard

Perpetual

Frequent

Amiable

Feeling good and inspiring friendliness

Affluent

Rich

Temerity

Audacity, rashness

Cynical

Believing other's motives are bad, selfish and sneering them

Discreet

Not showy or obstructive

Expunge

To delete

Exhilaration

To make very happy or lively

Furtive

Sly

Adamant

Unyielding to request

Sordid

Not honorable

Squalid

Morally degrading

Brevity

Briefness