Drill 1 Flashcards

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Initiative

A

readiness and ability in initiating actions

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implementations

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putting into effect

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aptitudes

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ability or capacity for something

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temperaments

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natural predisposition

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5
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initiative

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readiness and ability to initiate

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lassitude

A

wariness from body or mind from strain

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mitigate

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To lessen in force or intensity

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invigorate

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to fill with life and energy, to give vigor.

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viscous

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Sticky, thick, adhesive

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corroboration

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to make more certain

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renowned

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celebrated; famous

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Contingent

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Dependent on something not yet certain

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cogent

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Compelling belief; forcefully convincing

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insistent

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persistent

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15
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proscribed

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to denounce or condemn as dangerous or harmful

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touted

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to solicit business, employment or the like.

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admonished

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to council against something

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congruities

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a state of being congruous; harmony.

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pejorative

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having a belittling effect or force.

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banal

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devoid of freshness or originality.

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obfuscate

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to confuse, belittle or stupefy.

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abrogate

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to abolish by formal or official means.

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canonize

A

glorify

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sycophants

A

self serving parasite

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pedants

A

a person who makes an inappropriate display of learning.

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benefactors

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a person who helps

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adversaries

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a group or person who opposes or attacks

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mavericks

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a person who takes a lone stand from colleagues

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despondency

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Depression of spirit due to loss courage and hope

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fruition

A

Attainment of anything desired

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confounded

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confused

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glut

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to feed or fill to excess

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belied

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to show to be false

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underscored

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to stress; to emphasize

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assiduous

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constant, unremitting; working diligently.

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pecuniary

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of or pertaining to money

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sinecure

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an office or position requiring little or no work

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mendicant

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begging; practicing begging

39
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panacea

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a remedy for all disease

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prolix

A

long and wordy

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timorous

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full of fear

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precarious

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dependent on circumstances beyond ones control

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staunch

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firm or steadfast in principal.

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monetary

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pertaining to the currency of a country