Chapter 3 Flashcards by Kyler Siebert | Brainscape

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Dissident

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A rebel

A person opposed to establish ideas or beliefs

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Embellish

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To decorate

To decorate; beautify by adding detail

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Fritter

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To waste

To spend or waste a little at a time

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Inadvertent

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Not intended

Unintentional; accident

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Inane

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Silly

Without sense or meaning

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Juxtapose

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Put side by side

To place close together

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Lethargy

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weariness

A great lack of energy

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Sporadic

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Irregular

Happening now and then; occasional

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Subsidize

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To pay for

To support financially

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Ambiguous

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Unclear

Able to be interpreted in more than one way

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