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AMFAS Vocb Flashcards

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Perverse

A

intolerably abnormal and different; deviating from what is acceptable

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Profound

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insightful; deeply thoughtful

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Deteriorating

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decaying; falling apart; becoming disordered

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Devious

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sly; deceptively tricky

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Discretion

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the ablility to show wise caution in words and actions

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Dynasty

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a powerful family of leaders who control a nation’s politics for some time

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Precendents

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past actions that serve as a pattern for future actions

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Felicity

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happiness

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Multitudinous

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numerous

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Amicably

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pleasantly

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Advocates

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those who represent the interests of other persons

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Heretic

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one whose belief are contrary to those of the established church

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Commodity

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a thing of value; something that can be bought and sold the marketplace

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Impudence

A

rudeness

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Deprecating

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disapproving

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Assert

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to state forcefully or positively

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Licentious

A

immoral

18
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Ambiguous

A

unclear in meaning

19
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Repent

A

to turn away from sin

20
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Deplorable

A

dreadful and unacceptable; disgraceful

21
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Haven

A

a place of shelter and security

22
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Foreboding

A

feeling of doom; sense that something negative will occur in the future

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Libel

A

act of spreading false, misleading, harmful stories in print

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Prominent

A

conspicuous in position or importance

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Tactful

A

showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others

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Lamenting

A

mourning or expressing one’s grief or sorrow

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Fastidious

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concerned about accuracy and detail

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Temperate

A

showing self-restraint and moderation

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Tenuous

A

very weak or slight

30
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Vestige

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a last trace of something that is disappearing or is already gone

31
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Impeccably

A

done flawlessly

32
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Corroborate

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to confirm or give support to (like a theory, argument, or belief)

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Insolence

A

disrespectful, arrogant

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Enmity

A

hostility, hatred

35
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Dank

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disagreeably damp, musty (and often cold); refers to places

36
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Perpetual

A

neverending

37
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Pragmatist

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a practical person; one who acts to achieve a specific goal

38
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Notorious

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infamous, disreputable, widely known for a bad reason

39
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Abstain

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to hold oneself back voluntarily, usually from something improper

40
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Instigate

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to cause by urging, provoking, or inciting a behavior or action

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