Vocabulary 2 Flashcards

(15 cards)

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Ardor

A

Warmth or heat of emotion; extreme force, vigor, energy

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Begrudge

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To give reluctantly, to envy a possession or one’s enjoyment

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3
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Bestow

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To grant or to give

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4
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Blandishment

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Flattery

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5
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Brazen

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Shameless, insolent, disrespectful

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Bulwark

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A strong defense or something that defends

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7
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Chaste

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Morally pure

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8
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Circumspect

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Careful to consider consequences, cautions, prudent

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Demur

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To hesitate, to delay, it object

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10
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Divination

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Foretelling the future by means of magic

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Elucidate

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To make clear, to explain

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12
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Endow

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To provide with income or property, to supply with a talent or quality

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13
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Ennoble

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To elevate, to raise in rank

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Ethereal

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Heavenly, unusually delicate, light, lacking material distance, intangible

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Acraic

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Antiquated, old, out of use

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