Week 3 Flashcards
(34 cards)
1
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Acuity
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Sharpness of perception or mind
2
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Affable
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Friendly; agreeable
3
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Assuage
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To reduce pain
4
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Avarice
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Greed
5
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Dissonance
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Lack of agreement or harmony
6
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Listless
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Without energy or enthusiasm
7
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Philistine
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One who lacks culture or taste
8
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Scrupulous
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Concerned; conscientious; proper
9
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Tentative
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Not final; uncertain
10
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Adulation
A
Adoration;praise
11
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Dogmatic
A
Stubbornly opinionated
12
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Futile
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Hopeless; without effect
13
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Languid
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Slow and listless
14
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Pious
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Religious; devout
15
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Ponderous
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Weighty; heavy
16
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Protracted
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Drawn out; lengthy
17
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Deference
A
A show of respect
18
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Pedestrian
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Commonplace; ordinary
19
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Paucity
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Scarcity; limited
20
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Profuse
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Very abundant; flowing
21
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Conciliate
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To sooth anger
22
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Contrite
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Thoroughly sorry
23
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Didactic
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Intending to teach
24
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Diffident
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Shy; lacking confidence
25
Digression
Straying from a topic
26
Dissent
Disagreement
27
Elucidate
To explain; to make clear
28
Gullible
Overly trusting
29
Strut
A self-important walk
30
Denounce
To speak against publicly
31
Laud
To praise
32
Surreptitious
Secret
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Astute
Clever; shrewd; ready
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Zeal
Enthusiasm
