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Chapter 1 English vocab Flashcards

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aviary

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a place where birds are kept

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“corporal” punishment

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relating to the body

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brevity

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shortness of duration

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fatuous

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foolish or stupid

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“grave” matters

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significantly serious

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“gravity” of the situation

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the condition of being serious

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levity

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a lack of seriousness

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mundane

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dull and ordinary

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“provincial” attitude

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having narrow or limited concerns or interests

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such matters were not in his “province”

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a subject or area of interest that a person knows about or is involved in

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temporal

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of or relating to time (as opposed to eternity)

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ursine

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characteristic of a bear

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urban

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relating to the city

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urbane

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polite and polished; fashionable

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“vacuous” expression

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showing lack of intelligence or substance

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verbose

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wordy

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vulgar

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lacking in good taste

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sanitarium

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place for the care & treatment of people recovering from illness

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cordiality

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sincere affection and kindness

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mentality

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a particular way of thinking

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temporary

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not permanent

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“vocal” in their complaints

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expressing opinions in a public and forceful way

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“civil” ceremony

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established by law (i.e. non-religious, legal ceremony)

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“civil” engineer

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of, relating to, or involving the general public, their activities, needs, or ways

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“civil” disobedience

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the active, professed refusal to obey certain laws, demands, and commands of a government, or of an occupying international power

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civility

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polite, reasonable, respectful behaviour

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“terminal” illness

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eventually leading to death

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atrocious

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very evil or cruel

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sanitary

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of or relating to good health or protection from dirt/disease

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corpus

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collection of writings, poems, etc.

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“formal” dinner

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following or according with established form, custom, or rule

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oval

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something with the shape of an egg

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senility

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the physical & mental infirmity of old age

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“proprietary” rights

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of or like that of an owner; relating to an owner

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terminus

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the end of something

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vulgarity

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the quality or state of not having good taste, manners, politeness, etc.

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recession

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a period of reduced economic activity

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decedent

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dead person

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concession

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the act of accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat

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unprecedented

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not done or experienced before

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cursive

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flowing, joined writing

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incursion

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an entering in or into (as an activity or undertaking)

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cursory

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done quickly/rapidly

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concurrence

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the state of agreeing with someone or something

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concurrent

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happening at the same time

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“deduction” made from evidence

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the act or process of using logic or reason to form a conclusion or opinion about something

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induction

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the formal act or process of placing someone into a new job or position

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traduce

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to tell lies about (someone)

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frangible

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readily or easily broken

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fractious

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causing trouble; hard to manage or control

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infringement

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an encroachment or trespass on a right or privilege

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infraction

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an act that breaks a rule or law

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collusion

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secret cooperation for an illegal or dishonest purpose

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illusion

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something that looks or seems different from what it is

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elusive

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hard to understand or capture

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prelude

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something that comes before and leads to something else

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remote

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small in degree; far away

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commotion

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an agitated/noisy disturbance

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emote

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to express emotion in a very dramatic or obvious way

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incontinent

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lacking self-restraint; not being under control

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pertinacious

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stubbornly tenacious; adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design

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pertinent

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relating to the thing that is being thought about or discussed

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during his “tenure”

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the amount of time that a person holds a job, office, or title

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detention

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the act of detaining or holding back; the state of being kept in prison

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sedentary

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doing or involving a lot of sitting

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assiduous

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showing great care, attention, and effort

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insidious

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causing harm in a way that is gradual or not easily noticed

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obession

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a state in which someone thinks about someone/something constantly or frequently

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supersede

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to take the place of (replace)

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assessment

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the act of making a judgement about something

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subsidence

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to sink or fall down to the bottom

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went off on a “tangent”

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diverging from an original purpose or course

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contingent

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depending on something else that might or might not happen

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tactile

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relating to the sense of touch

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intangible

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not made of physical substance

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contiguous

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touching along a boundary or at a point

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introvert

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a reserved or quiet person

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inadvertent

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not intended or planned

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perverse

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wrong or different in a way that others feel is strange/offensive

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subvert

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to overturn or overthrow from the foundation

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obverse

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the opposite; a counterpart having the opposite orientation or force

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subsidize

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to help someone or something pay for the costs of (something)

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subsidiary

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owned or controlled by another company

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an “untenable” position to take

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not capable of being defended against attack or criticism

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sedimentary

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made from material that sinks to the bottom of a liquid

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residual

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remaining after a process has been completed or something has been removed

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concede

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to give away (something), usually grudgingly or hesitantly

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excursus

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an appendix or digression (at end of a book)

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seductively

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in a manner that is attractive/alluring or tempting

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contingency

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something that might, but is not certain to, occur

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averse

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having an active feeling of repugnance or distaste

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transverse

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lying or made across something

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traverse

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to move across (an area)

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ductile

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capable of being pulled or drawn out into a wire or thread

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conducive

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making it easy, possible, or likely for something to happen or exist

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motility

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the state of exhibiting or being capable of movement

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extemporize

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to do something without special preparation (i.e. improvise)

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contemporaneous

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existing or happening during the same time

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extemporaneous

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composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment

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temporize

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to act to suit the time or occasion

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tempus fugit

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time flies

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“capsule” history

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an extremely brief condensation

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indignant

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feeling or showing anger because of something unjust or unworthy

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deign

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do something that one considers to be beneath one’s dignity

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aggregate

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taking all units as a whole (adj.); to join or combine into a single group (verb)

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egregious

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conspicuously bad

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invidious

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tending to cause discontent, animosity, or envy; of an unpleasant or objectionable nature

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diligence

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careful and continued hard work

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eloquent

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marked by forceful and fluent expression

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rectitude

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moral integrity; the state of being correct in judgement

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elocution

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the art of effective public speaking

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interlocutory

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made during the progress of a legal action and not final or definitive

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circumlocution

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evasion in speech (using unnecessarily large # of words to express an idea)

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loquacious

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full of excessive talk

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odious

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full of hatred

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odium

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hatred and condemnation accompanied by loathing or contempt

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ennui

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boredom

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imprecation

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curse (i.e. offensive word or phrase)

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deprecate

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to express disapproval of

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incorrigible

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incapable of being corrected or amended; unruly

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obsequious

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marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

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undulant

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rising and falling in waves

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undulate

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to move or be shaped like waves

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undulating

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having a wavy appearance

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redundancy

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an act or instance of needless repetition

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visionary

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having or marked by foresight and imagination

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providential

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of, relating to, or determined by providence (i.e. divine guidance or care)

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improvidence

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the state of not foreseeing and providing for the future

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Providence

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divine guidance or care (i.e. God guiding human destiny)

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visualization

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the act of putting into visible form, or formation of mental visual images

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purview

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the range or limit of authority, competence, responsibility, concern, or intentions; range of vision, understanding, or cognizance

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obsequies

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a funeral or burial rite

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regimen

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a regular course of action designed to improve & maintain health

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“provisional” government

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serving for the time being (temporary)

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operational

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ready for or in condition to undertake a destined function

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illegible

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not able to be read or deciphered

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illegal

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not according to or authorized by law

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colloquy

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a discussion/conversation

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gregarious

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sociable; marked by or indicating a liking for companionship

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allocate

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to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things

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