MNWYO Lesson 12 Flashcards

Front

(verb) pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands; relieve or satisfy (a demand or a feeling)

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appease

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(adj.) (of the weather) pleasantly warm

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balmy

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(verb) begin; start

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commence

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(noun) an exact copy, especially of written or printed material; (adj) describing an exact copy

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facsimile

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(noun) a reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason

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pretext

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(adj) very old or old-fashioned

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archaic

Front

(verb) charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way

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beguile

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(noun) the practice of spying or of using spies, typically by governments to obtain political and military information

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espionage

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(adj) too powerful to be defeated or overcome

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invincible

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(adj) keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties

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vigilant