Chapter 4 Study Guide Vocabulary Flashcards

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Commensurate

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Corresponding in size amount extent or degree; equal in measure; proportionate

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Characteristics

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Distinguishing traits qualities or properties

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Competent

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Having adequate or requisite capabilities

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Connotation

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And implication; something suggested by a word or thing

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Credibility

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The quality or power of inspiring belief

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Demeanor

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Behavior towards others outward manner

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Detrimental

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Obviously harmful or damaging

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Discretion

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The quality of being discreet having or showing good judgment conduct especially in speech

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Disseminated

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To disburse to spread around

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Drug of choice

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The drug an abuser uses most frequently to satisfy the craving for a certain feeling

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Initiative

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Energy or aptitude to cause or facilitate the start of something or to cause something to happen

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Insubordination

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Disobedience to authority

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Morale

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The mental and emotional condition enthusiasm loyalty or confidence of an individual or group with regards to the function or task at hand

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Optimistic

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Inclined to put the most favorable construction on actions and events or to anticipate the best possible outcome

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Persona

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An individuals social facade or front that reflects the role in life the individual is playing. The personality a person projects and public

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Professionalism

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The conduct or qualities characterized by or conforming to the technical or ethical standards of a profession

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Reproach

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An expression of rebuke or disapproval. A cause or occasion of blame discredit or disgrace

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Tolerance

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The need to use more and more of a substance to get the same feeling as the body learns to tolerate the drug

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Work ethics

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A set of values based on the moral virtues of hard work and diligence