1-9 20-23 Flashcards

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acquisition

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gaining or learning something

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apprehensive

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uneasy or fearful of something that might happen

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aptitude

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capacity for learning

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bewildered

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confusion resulting from failure to understand

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chastise

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to punish severely

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confided

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tell someone a secret or private matter while trusting them not to repeat it to others

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disgrace

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a state of dishonor

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fortunate

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bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain

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grim

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forbidding

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infraction

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an action that breaks a law or rule

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infringed

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to wrongly limit or restrict something such as a persons rights

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integral

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very necessary and important

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integrity

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being honest and fair

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magnitude

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greatness of size, strength, or importance

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meticulously

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very carefully and precisely

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nondescript

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ordinary, not outstanding

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observation

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to watch carefully especially with attention to detail

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populated

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furnished with inhabitants

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recreation

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refreshment by means of some pastime, something done for fun, a hobby or game

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rehabilitation

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a program for reforming the offender to prevent later offenses

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remorse

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to regret

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reprieve

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a delay that stops something bad from happening

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rigorous

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very demanding with attention to detail

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tabulated

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arrange (data) in table form

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vital

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having remarkable energy