Chapter 13 Vocab Flashcards
1
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Celerity
A
Swiftness; quickness; speed
2
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Concur
A
- To agree; to cooperate
2. To coincide; to happen simultaneously
3
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Discourse
A
- Conversation
- A formal discussion of a subject in speech or writing
- To talk; to discuss formally in speech or writing
4
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Incur
A
To meet with; to run into; to bring upon oneself
5
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Precursor
A
Forerunner/ something that comes before something
6
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succor
A
Help in time of distress; to render help to
7
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Conglomeration
A
A collection of unrelated things
8
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Abject
A
- Humiliating and miserable
2. Contemptible/despicable
9
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Conjecture
A
An opinion formed from inclusive evidence; a guess
To conclude from insufficient evidence
10
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Interjection
A
A word or phrase sometimes inserted between other words, often expressing emotion; a word not linked grammatically to other words in a sentence
11
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Accelerate
A
To cause faster movement, to go faster
