41-50 Flashcards

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Emulate

A

Match or surpass (a person of achievement) usually by imitation

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2
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Engender

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Cause or give rise to (a feeling situation or condition)

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3
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Espouse

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Adopt or support (a cause, belief or way of life)

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4
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Exhort

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Strongly encourage or urge someone to do smt

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5
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Expedient

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(Of an action) convenient and practical although possibly improper or immoral

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6
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Extraneous

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Irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with

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7
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Fatuous

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Silly and pointless

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8
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Flagrant

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Conspicuously or obviously offensive

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9
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Getriatric

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Relating to old people especially with regard to their healthcare

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10
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Heterogeneous

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Diverse in character or content

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