100-150 Flashcards
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Peripheral
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On or having to do with the outer edge
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Proclivity
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Tendency, leaning
2
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Recalcitrant
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Disobedient, resisting authority
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Undulating
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Moving in a wavelike manner
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Volatile
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Highly unstable; explosive
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Ambiguous
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Having more than one meaning
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Tolerance
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Respect for the ways and views of others
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Embellish
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To decorate; to add fictitious details to
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Efface
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To erase; to make less noticeable
Efface sounds like erase
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Conform
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To fit in; to act in agreement with
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Virtue
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Moral excellence, good quality
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Eulogy
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High praise (usually for someone who has died)
12
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Acquiesce
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To give in- it means to accept quietly
Opposite of dissent
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Competent
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Capable; sufficiently skilled
To compete, you must be competent
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Censor
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To prevent publication of