Deriv 29-32 Flashcards

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1
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Cancel or repeal by authority, annul

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Abrogate

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Full of self importance and unwarranted pride

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Arrogant

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Belittling, tending to lessen or detract

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Derogatory

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Having to do with the home or housekeeping

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Domestic

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5
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Impediment

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An obstacle, anything that interferes

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An exclusive right, a superior advantage

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Prerogative

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7
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Promoting health or welfare

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Salubrious

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8
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The practice of lending money at excessive interest

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Usury

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9
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Without dishonesty, fraud, or deceit

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Bonafide

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10
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Daily, in the daytime

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Diurnal

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11
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Dig out of the earth

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Exhume

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12
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Faithful devotion to duty or obligation

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Fidelity

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13
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Bury (of a dead body)

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Inhume

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A puzzle consisting of pictures, letters, signs, which suggest a word or phrase

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Rebus

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15
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To live a rural life, use rough looking stone on a building

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Rusticate

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16
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Shallow, not profound

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Superficial

17
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To gather together in proper order, to compare facts

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Collate

18
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To yield to the wishes of another

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Defer

19
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Courteous regard or respect

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Deference

20
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Slow or late in doing things

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Dilatory

21
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Application by authority

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Imposition

22
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To conclude from something unknown or assumed

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Infer

23
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Apparently, seemingly

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Ostensibly

24
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Containing a promise

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Promissory

25
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A meeting or plan to discuss something

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Consultation

26
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Believable, reliable

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Credible

27
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Giving offense, inciting ill-will

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Invidious

28
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Stingy, miserly

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Parsimonious

29
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A harmless preparation given to patients to humor them

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Placebo

30
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Tranquil, calm, quiet

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Placid

31
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Serving in a subordinate capacity

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Subservient

32
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Temporary, only staying for a short time

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Transient