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Java Games: Flashcards, matching, concentration, and word search. |
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WW 3-2
Flashcards, Matching, Concentration, Word Search
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| altruistic | unselfishly concerned for others |
| altruistic (RW) | charitable, philanthropic, humanitarian, charismatic, beneficent, benevolent |
| astute | shrewd, crafty, keen of mind |
| astute (RW) | acumen, adroit, wily, discerning, sagacious, perspicacious |
| authentic | genuine, entitled to acceptance |
| authentic (RW) | historicity |
| cumulative | tending to increase or accumulate |
| cumulative (RW) | accumulation, compilation, aggregation, congregation |
| despondent | dejected, despairing |
| despondent (RW) | melancholy |
| didactic | morally instructive |
| ecclesiastical | pertaining to the church or clergy, especially as an established institution |
| felicitous | fortunate, aptly chosen, happily conceived |
| imperial | majestic, befitting and emperor |
| imperial (RW) | imperium, regal, monarchial, dynastic, feudal, patriarchal, matriarchal, aristocratic |
| odious | hateful, offensive |
| odious (RW) | detestable, abhorrent, obnoxious, repugnant, despicable, contemptible, abominable, heinous |
| emancipate | liberate, set free |
| emancipate (RW) | disenthrall, redeem, ransom, disencumber |
| mediate | to act as a go-between, serve as a harmonizing agent |
| mediate (RW) | arbiter, arbitrate, intercessor, intermediary, interfere, intervene, interpose, interpolate |
| reciprocate | repay an obligation, social or otherwise, exchange favors or courtesies |
| reconcile | to bring to agreement, harmonize |
| reconcile (RW) | conciliate, placate |
| relegate | to banish or reduce to lower status |
| repudiate | to disavow, disown, reject |
| repudiate (RW) | pudere, impudent, pudency |
| subsidize | to provide financial aid |
| subsidize (RW) | donate, subscribe, patronize, sustain, succor |
| temporize | to act evasively to gain time, yield temporarily to circumstances |
| usurp | to seize (power or control) unlawfully |
| usurp (RW) | arrogate |
| vindicate | to justify, clear of charge or criticism |
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AP English Literature & Composition, AP English Language & Composition, Writing Center |
Lincoln-Way West High School |
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