11th/12th grade Flashcards

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abrogate

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to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act; repeal

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acerbic

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sour or astringent in taste

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ameliorate

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to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve

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amend

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to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure

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arbitrarily

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subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one’s discretion

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archaic

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articulated

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auspicious

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banal

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calibrate

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capricious

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caveat

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connotative

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consolidate

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conversely

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deleterious

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denote

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didactic

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disparaging

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divulge

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dogmatic

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eclectic

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ephemeral

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epiphany

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facetious

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finite

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formulate

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fortuitous

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frivolity

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frivolous

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hinder

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hubris

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inane

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incognito

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indispensable

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infrastructure

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insulated

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intangible

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itemize

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gist

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juxtaposition

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levity

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lexicon

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loquacious

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milieu

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myopic

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nefarious

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obsequious

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offset

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omnipotent

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pejorative

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periphery

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pertinent

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posit

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predictability

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predictor

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recapitulate

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recede

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reciprocal

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rescind

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restraint

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salient

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sought

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specificity

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staggering

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subjugate

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substantial(ly)

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subtlety

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succinct

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suffice

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superfluous

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symbiotic

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ubiquitous

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underlying

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assumption

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unilateral

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usage

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usurp

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vehement(ly)

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vested

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vilify

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visceral

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whereas

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whereby

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wrought with

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