All Tsl Flashcards

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abate

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to reduce in amount or lessen; to put an end to

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intervolutions

Back 2

interwinings; interweavings

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heterogeneous

Back 3

consisting of dissimilar elements or parts

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iniquity

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wickedness; sinfulness; grossly immoral act

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tremulous

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vibrating or quivering; trembling

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hypocrisy

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insincerity; the practice of professing beliefs, feelings or virtues one does not really possess.

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transgress

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to go beyond or over; to act in violation or the law for example

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perpetrate

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to be guilty of

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amenable

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responsible to authority; accountable

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intimate(d)

Back 10

to communicate with a hint or other indirect sign

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peremptory

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not allowing contradiction or refusal; expressing a command urgent

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sojourn

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a temporary stay or brief residence

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efficacy

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effectiveness; power to produce a desired effect

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requital

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return as for an injury or friendly act

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quaff

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to drink something heartily

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expostulation

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an earnest reasoning with someone in an effort to correct or dissuade

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epoch

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a particular period of history esp one considered remarkable or noteworthy

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retribution

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something given or demanded in repayment esp punishment

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paramour

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a lover esp ;one in an adulterous relationship

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assimilate

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to absorb and incorporate into the mind

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fain

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happily gladly

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sable

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the color black, dark, or somber

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progenitors

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direct ancestors

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emolument

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compensation or payment from an office or employment

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commiseration

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sorrow or pity for

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ascetic

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person who gives up the comforts of society and leads a life of austere, self-discipline

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soccor

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assistance or relief

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insidious

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treacherous; working or spreading harmfully in a subltle or sneaky manner

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sullied

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spoiled stained tainted

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incredulity

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disbelief

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inscrutable

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difficult to understand or fathom

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mutability

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ability to change or alter

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delusive

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deceptive, misleading. false

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anathemas

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curses

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ludicrous

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laughable or hilarious because of obvious absurdity or incongruity

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pristine

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remaining in a pure state uncorrupted

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caprice

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an impulsive change of mind willful behavior

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imperious

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arrogantly dominerring or overbearing

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wan

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unnaturally pale as from physical or emotional distress

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similitude

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similarity something closely resembling another

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analogy

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correspondence in some respects between things otherwise dissimilar

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exigencies

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urgent requirements pressing needs

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eldritch

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strange or unearthly