Ch. 29 Derivatives Flashcards

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condiment

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a preparation to enhance flavor or enjoyment

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confidant(e)

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a person w/ whom one shares a secret or private matter

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confide

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reveal in private

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confident

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having or marked by assurance

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scholar

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a learned person

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scholastic

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of or relating to schools

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scholasticism

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close adherence to traditional teaching methods

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scholium

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a marginal note written by a commentator of ancient/classical literature

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vitamin

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an organic substance essential to metabolism

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vital

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absolutely necessary/important

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vitals

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bodily organs essential for life

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vitality

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the property of being able to survive and grow

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negotiable

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able to be arranged by compromise

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negotiate

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discuss the terms of an arrangement

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negotiation

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a discussion intended to produce an agreement

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doctor

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a person who holds a Ph.D.

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doctorate

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one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university

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congratulate

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express praise

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gratis

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costing nothing

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gratify

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make happy/satisfied

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gratitude

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a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation

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gratuitous

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without cause

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gratuity

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a small extra gift of money for services performed

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humanities

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studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual studies

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humanitarian

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marked by devotion to popular welfare

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humanly

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in the manner of human beings

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jocund

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showing high-spirited merriment

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dulcet

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pleasing to the ear

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dulcify

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make sweeter in taste

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dulcimer

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a stringed instrument used in American folk music

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nisi

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not final or absolute

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superable

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capable being surmounted or excelled

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superb

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surpassingly good

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superhuman

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above or beyond human power

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supertax

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an additional tax on certain kinds of incomes that have already been taxed

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superheat

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heat under pressure above it’s boiling point w/ out vaporization

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superannuate

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retire and pension because of age or physical inability

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supersubtle

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extremely subtle

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superhighway

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a broad highway designed for high speed traffic

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superpower

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very powerful/influential nation

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superfamily

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a taxonomic group ranking below an order but above a family

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onion

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an aromatic flavorful veggie

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unicorn

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an imaginary horse w/ a long horn on its forehead

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uniform

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always the same

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unify

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join/combine

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union

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the state of being joined or linked

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alias

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a name temporarily assumed

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alibi

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proof that someone accused of a crime could not have done it because they had different whereabouts

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alien

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from another place/part of the world

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alter

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make different

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alternate

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go back and forth

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alternative

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available as another possibility

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sole

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being the only one

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soliloquoy

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speech you make to yourself

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solitary

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far from populous areas

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solitude

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a state of social isolation

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solo

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w/ out anybody else

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factotum

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a servant employed to do a variety of jobs

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in toto

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in entirety

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total

A

the whole amount

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totality

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the state of being complete

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annul

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cancel officially

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null

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lacking any legal or binding force

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nullify

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declare invalid

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nullity

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the state of nonexistence

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neuter

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having no or imperfectly developed or nonfunctional sex organs

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neutral

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having no personal preference

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neutrality

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non-participation in a dispute or war

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neutron

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a subatomic particle w/ zero charge