Barrons Lesson 3 Flashcards

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Tradition

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Beliefs, opinions, and customs handed down from one generation to another

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Rural

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In the country (landelijk)

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Burden

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What is carried; a load (last, vracht)

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Campus

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Ground of college, university, or school

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Majority

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The large number; great part; more than half

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Assemble

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Gather together; bring together

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Explore

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Go over carefully; look into closely; examine

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Topic

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Subject that people think, write or talk about

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Debate

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A discussion in which reasons for and against something are bought out

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Evade

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Get away from by trickery or cleverness (ontwijken)

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Probe

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Search into; examine thoroughly; investigate (onderzoeken)

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Reform

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Make better; improve by removing faults (verbeteren)

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Approach

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Come near or nearer to

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Detect

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Find out; discover

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Defect

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Fault; that which is wrong

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Employee

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A person who works for pay

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Neglect

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Give too little care or attention to

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Deceive

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Make someone believe as true something that is false; mislead

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Undoubtedly

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Certainly; beyond doubt

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Popular

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Liked by most people

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Thorough

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Being all that is needed; complete

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Client

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Person for whom a lawyer acts; customer

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Comprehensive

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Including much; covering completely

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Defraud

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Take money, rights etc. away by cheating