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14 Cards in this Set
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benevolent
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kind, caring, compassionate, generous
(the act of hosting a charity event is very benevolent) |
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amiable
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kind, likable, friendly, sociable
(My parents approved of my date, and said that he seemed like an amiable man) |
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ignominy
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humiliation, embarressment, shame, disgrace
(suffered the ignominy of being sent to prision) |
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countenance
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tolerate, allow, approve of
(The college administration will not countenance cheating) |
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venerable
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honored, respected, admired
(He was a venerable teacher) |
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reverence
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respect, admiration, awe, veneration
An act showing respect (I went to the teachers funeral to show my reverence) |
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endeavor
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try, attempt, make and effort
(he endeavored to climb mount evorest) |
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melancholy
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sad, depressed, miserable
(the letter that laura recieved was full of melancholy news, including the fact that her great grandmother had passed away) |
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despondence
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feeling downcast, and hopeless
(he shwowed his feeling of despondence by crying all the time) |
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procure
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obtain, get ahold of, get
(i need to procure medicine for my child, or else her disease will get worse) |
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cursory
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brief, rapid, quick, hurried
(she gave a cursory reading of the handout, as to not bore the audience) |
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demeanor
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conduct, behavior
(she had a pleasant demeanor) |
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clemency
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mercy, forgiveness, leniency
(the prisioner was granted clemency) |
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inexorable
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unstoppable, inescapable, unavoidable
(the outcome was inexorable) |
