Vocabulary-3 Flashcards
(15 cards)
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Austere
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Adj
Unadorned; stern; forbidding
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Insipid
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Adj
Dull;banal
or
Tasteless
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Philanthropy
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N
Love of mankind; donating to charity
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deference
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N
Submission to another’s will by respect
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Vacillate
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V
To be indecisive; waver back and fourth on a decision
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Fervor
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N
Passion
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Alleviate
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V
Lessen; relieve, usually temporary
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Conspicuous
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Adj
Standing out; obvious
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Ascetic
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N
Hermit like; practicing self-denial
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Profound
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Adj
Deep or insightful (opposite of superficial), extensive
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Dogmatic
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Adj
Arrogantly assertive; close-mindedly claiming something is beyond dispute
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Condone
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V
Overlook or permit something to happen
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Volition
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N
Will; conscious choice
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Didactic
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Adj
Instructive; intended to teach something
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Disparate
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Adj
Different; incompatible
