Lesson 6 Flashcards by Tessa Toriz

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Antiquated

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Out of fashion, no longer usable

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Arable

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Fit for plowing; tillable

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Ascendancy

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Domination; growing power

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Atrophy

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To waste away or wither

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Clandestine

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Secret

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Conciliate

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To reconcile, pacify, or renew a friendship

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Cursory

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Superficial; casual; hastily done

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Derision

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Scoffing at; mockery; ridicule

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Enmity

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Absolute hatred

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Extricate

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To free or disentangle

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Forbearance

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Patience; lenience

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Industrious

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Skillfully busy or occupied

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Infamous

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Having a bad reputation; notoriously bad

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Insolence

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Insulting or contemptuous behavior

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Levity

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Excessive frivolity; flippancy

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Frivolous

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Lacking in seriousness or importance

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Garrulous

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Talkative; rambling

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Impetuous

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Violent; hasty; rash

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Oblivion

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State of being forgotten

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Paradoxical

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Something that appears false but is true

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Perjury

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False testimony under oath

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Rancor

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Hostility; enmity

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Sycophant

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A self-serving flatterer; leech; sponge

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Vacillating

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Changing; fluctuating

Vivid

Bright; distinct; clear