20/8/2019 Flashcards

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Whimsical

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Random

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Counteract

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Fix

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Abnormal

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If you get a snowstorm in the middle of July, you could say that you are experiencing “abnormal weather.” Something that is abnormal is out of the ordinary, or not typical.

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Superstitious

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Illogical

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Superstition

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Tale

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Defend

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Defend has different shades of meaning, but it always has the sense of protecting something — your ideas, for instance, or your title as world heavyweight champion.

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Defensive

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Protective

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Confront

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Meet eyeball to eyeball

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Confrontation

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Fight

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Confrontational

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Aggressive

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Detain

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Hold back

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Detainee

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Prisoner

The suit alleges the detention center failed to provide the most elementary care or essential supports for detainees suffering from chronic conditions or living with disabilities.

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Detainment

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Hold
Detention

The other is a Guatemalan detainee whose children were put up for adoption because, Paiz said, due to her detainment, she was deemed unable to care for them and therefore an unfit mother.

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Sanction(verb)

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Allow

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Sanctioned(adj)

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Authorized

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Sanctioning

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Enabling

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Administer

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Call the shots

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administrative

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Professional

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Punitive

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Revengeful

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Credential

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Character reference

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Equity

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The quality of being fair and impartial