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20 Cards in this Set
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confront |
come face to face with - meet (someone) face to face with hostile or argumentative intent. |
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antipathy |
dislike, distaste, hate - a deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion. |
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servile |
slavish, submissive - having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others. |
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volition |
willpower, choice - the faculty or power of using one's will. |
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sojourn |
temporary stay |
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austere |
simple, unadorned, hard - having an extremely plain and simple style or appearance; unadorned. |
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felicitous |
peaceful, calm - pleasant, delightful |
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halcyon |
happy - denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful. |
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tenable |
supportable, defendable - able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection. |
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superfluous |
excessive, surplus - unnecessary, especially through being more than enough. |
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motivate |
inspire, stimulate, provoke - provide (someone) with a motive for doing something. |
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rationalize |
use or give a reason other than the real one |
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therapy |
healing or curing process - treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder. |
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nascent |
beginning to exist or develop - (especially of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential. |
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iconoclast |
image-breaker, attacker of beliefs - a person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions. |
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erudite |
very scholarly - having or showing great knowledge or learning. |
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phobia |
persistent fear, strong dislike - an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something. |
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germane |
appropriate, in close relationship to - relevant to a subject under consideration. |
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vertigo |
dizziness - a sensation of whirling and loss of balance, associated particularly with looking down from a great height, or caused by disease affecting the inner ear or the vestibular nerve; giddiness. |
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conducive |
leading, helpful - making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible. |
