Midterm : Word #1-51

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Assuage

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To lessen the intensity of a feeling

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Apothecary

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A historical name for a pharmacist

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Stingy

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Cheap, not generous

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Brethren

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Religious brotherhood

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Multitude

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Many

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Condescend

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To speak down to someone as if you're superior

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Illicit

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Illegal

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Vexation

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Extreme frustration

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Concede

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To give in/back down in an argument/debate

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Furor

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An outburst of anger or excitement from a crowd

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Auspicious

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Likely to succeed

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Tyranny

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Government of absolute power, evil power

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Abominable

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Disgusting/Vile

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Melancholy

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Sad, depressed, longing

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Tacit

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Expressed without speech

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Quibble

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Caviling about words/petty evasion

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Aberration

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Something unnatural, not normal

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Morphodite

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Slang hermaphrodite

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Hearten

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To encourage

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Guileless

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Sincere, honest, naive

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Obstreperous

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Noisy and difficult to control

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Nuance

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Subtle, distinction/variation

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Trepidation

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Nervous, fearful feeling

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Abhor

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To detest intensely with disgust

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Indignation

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Anger due to an injustice/righteous anger

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Curtly

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Rudely abrupt

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Shirk

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To evade

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Austere

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Cool and severe in appearance/attitude

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Morose

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Solemn gloominess

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Earnest

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Serious in intention, purpose, and effort: sincerely zealous

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Harried

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Ravaged/attacked by a nuisance

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Anonymity

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The state of being unknown

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Interlude

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A period of space between episodes

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Embodiment

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The real or visible form of an idea/quality/feeling

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Facade

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Deceptive or insincere front

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Alter ego

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Opposite persona

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Doppelganger

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Ghostly double of a person/evil twin

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Grimace

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Ugly or twisted expression

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Lucrative

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Profitable

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Inevitable

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Unavoidable/bound to happen

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Acrid

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Sharp/ bitter taste/smell

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Pungent

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Sharply affecting smell/taste

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Sauntered

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Leisurely strolled

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Perpetually

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Continuing forever

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Fickle

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Quick to change one's mind

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Languish

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To grow weak or suffer from being forced to remain in an unpleasant situation

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Ominous

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Threatening/Portending

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Palliative

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Relieving but not curing

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Reticence

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Reluctance/unwilling to act

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Demeanor

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Outward appearance and bearing

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Furtive

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Not wanting to be seen