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Flashcards by menaka.sachdev, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by menaka.sachdev
over 11 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| ascetic | (adj) practicing self-denial |
| comply | (verb) to obey; to yield |
| condemn | (verb) to criticize; to sentence |
| infraction | (noun) violation; the breaking of a law or rule |
| ingenuous | (adj) genuine; candid; open |
| meticulous | (adj) careful; showing excessive details |
| placate | (verb) to sooth; to satisfy; to appease |
| ratify | (verb) to approve; to confirm |
| tact | (noun) saying the right thing at the right time; diplomacy |
| capricious | (adj) unpredictable; fickle |
| fowl | (noun) birds used for food or hunted for game |
| revere | (verb) to honor; to worship |
| static | (adj) unchanging; not moving |
| elucidate | (verb) to make clear; to explain |
| erode | (verb) to wear away; to cause to deteriorate |
| innocuous | (adj) harmless |
| mortify | (verb) to shame; to humiliate |
| pliable | (adj) flexible |
| recalcitrant | (adj) rebellious; unmanageable; inflexible |
| atone | (verb) to make amends; to reconcile |
| delude | (verb) to deceive; to mislead |
| expedient | (adj) quick, practical |
| garrulous | (adj) talkative |
| lapse | (noun) a decline; a move backwards |
| pristine | (adj) pure, untouched |
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