Vocabulary List #10 Flashcards

(20 cards)

1
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Assuage

A

ease or satisfy pain; satisfy hunger; sooth anger

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2
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Concise

A

Brief and compact

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3
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Cordinal

A

Gracious; heartfelt

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4
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Diffiance

A

Shyness

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5
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Criterion

A

Standard used in judging

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6
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Disseminate

A

Distribute; spread; scatter

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7
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Elucidate

A

explain; enlighten

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8
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immutable

A

unchangeable

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9
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incorrigible

A

not correct

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10
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insuperable

A

unbeatable; insurmountable

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11
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lampoon

A

ridicule

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12
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Lithe

A

Flexible; supple

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13
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mirth

A

merriment; laughter

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14
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misanthrope

A

one who hates mankind

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15
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partisan

A

one-sided; prejudice; committed to a party

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16
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precocious

A

advanced in development

17
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quiescent

A

at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive

18
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relegate

A

banish to inferior position; delegate; assign

19
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sanction

A

approve; ratify

20
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whimsical

A

capricious; fanciful