Chapter 4-6 Vocab Flashcards
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Abstruse
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Difficult to understand
2
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Acumen
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Quickness and keenness of o insight or judgement.
3
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Ascertain
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To discover or determine with certainty, especially through examination or experimentation.
4
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Cerebral
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Of or relating to the brain
5
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Faculty
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A natural power or ability
6
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Obfuscate
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To make difficult to understand
7
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Ruminate
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To think deeply about
8
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Stymie
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To prevent from making progress
9
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Surmise
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To guess; to draw a conclusion w/o sufficient evidence
10
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Tenet
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A principle or belief
11
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Abeyance
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Suspension; a condition of ring temporarily set aside
12
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Abstemious
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Eating a drinking little or in moderation
13
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Circumvent
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To Void or get around by clever maneuvering
14
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Elude
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To avoid capture
15
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Eschew
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To avoid, especially on moral or practical grounds.
