Vocabulary Lesson 6 Flashcards
(to study) (15 cards)
1
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Adjacent
A
lying near; adjoining
2
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Candor
A
Sincerity; honesty
3
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Compassion
A
Awareness and sympathy for the suffering of another
4
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Democratic
A
Of or for the people; pertaining to the government by the people
5
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Disperse
A
To scatter; to distribute
6
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Doleful
A
Causing grief; sad
7
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Duress
A
A threat of harm forcing someone to act against his or her will
8
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Irk
A
To annoy; to irritate
9
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Ratify
A
To approve formally; to sanction
10
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Sobriety
A
A seriousness in matter, a state of abstinence from drugs or alcohol
11
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Stagnate
A
To become inactive or motionless
12
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Subordinate
A
Of lower importance or rank; subject to the control of another
13
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Talon
A
A claw of a bird of prey or similar animal
14
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Taut
A
Pulled, drawn, or stretched tight.
15
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Wallow
A
To roll about in something unclean
