Week 2 Vocab Flashcards

(10 cards)

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To make easier to endure; to relieve; to diminish

A

Alleviate

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To turn away the normal feelings of fondness toward anyone; to estrange

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Alienate

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2
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Indifferent; unsympathetic; not interested; apart

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Aloof

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3
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Thoughtful of the welfare of others

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Altruistic

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4
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Permitting more than one interpretation; not clearly defined

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Ambiguous

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5
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Having conflicting attitudes

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Ambivalence

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6
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To make better or more tolerable; to improve

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Ameliorate

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7
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Similar in certain qualities; comparable

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Analogous

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8
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Active dislike; ill will

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Animosity

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9
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Condition of being nameless or unknown

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Anonymity

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