cause n effect Flashcards

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Fledgling

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new and untried; inexperienced; newly hatched

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adroit

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skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind

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intervene

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Come between so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events.

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innate

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Basic resistance to disease that one is born with. No prompt needed to work.

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etymolog

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The study of the origins and histories of words or parts of words to determine how they’ve arrived at their current meaning.

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derogatory

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showing strong disapproval and not showing respect

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trumped

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to beat someone or something by doing or producing something better:

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burgeoning

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To grow or develop quickly.

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litany

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sizable series or excuses

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complacent

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self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies

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subverted

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To upset or ruin; to overthrow

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esoteric

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intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret.

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privy

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Sharing in the knowledge of something secret or private.

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intangible

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No physical presence but provide future benefits-

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exhorted

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strongly encourage or urge (someone) to do something.

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tenacity

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Hanging on to something persistently or stubbornly.

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codified

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rules and regulations that are collected, restated, and WRITTEN DOWN to provide civil order to a society.

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wrought

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beaten out or shaped by hammering

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slake

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satisfy

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exacerbate

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To aggravate (a situation/condition), make more severe.