15 Flashcards

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Novitiate

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Novice

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Manifest

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Clear or obvious to the mind

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Cohort

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A group of people bandied together and treated as a group

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Bravura

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Great skill and brilliance shown in activity

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5
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Debunk

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Expose as false ideas or claims

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Vie

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Compete for something

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7
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Discreet

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Careful to protect ones speech or action to avoid offense

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Staid

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Characterized by dignity and propriety

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9
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Morph

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To undergo change in a seemless and unnoticeable fashion

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Circumspect

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Wary and unwilling to take risk

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11
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Qualm

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Uneasiness

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12
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Creditable

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Worthy of praise but not that amazing

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13
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Champion

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Fight for a cause

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14
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Cosmopolitan

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Comprising many cultures

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15
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Complementary

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Enhancing each other’s quality

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Malodorous

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Unpleasant smell

17
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Colossal

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Great in size or force

18
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Provisional

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Temporal

19
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Evasive

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Deliberately vague or ambiguous

20
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Stardom

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A state of being famous

21
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Balk

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Refuse to comply

22
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Resignation

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Acceptance of something unpleasant that can’t be avoided

23
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Banter

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Playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks

24
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Sullen

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Bad tempered and gloomy

25
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Preclude

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Prevent from happening

Make impossible

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Enigmatic

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Difficult to interpret or understand

Mysterious

27
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Dogmatic

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Lay down incontrovertible principles

28
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Accession

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A new item added to a existing collection

29
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Unsolicited

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Not asked for

Give or done voluntarily

30
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Requisition

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Demand the use or supply of something