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vocab

1
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emulate

A

mimicking someone

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enumerate

A

breaking a list down from part to part

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derivative

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copied from somewhere

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deterrent

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anything that trys to get you going in a different direction

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5
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infallible

A

unable to make mistakes

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innate

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an instinct

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7
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quagmire

A

always in a bad situation with no good outcome

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sanction

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to approve or punish

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9
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absolve

A

make guilt dissapear

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10
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admonish

A

yelling and insulting someone

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amenable

A

makes things go smoothly/ not stubborn

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12
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augment

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what is added improves the original

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benign

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harmless threat

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circumspect

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look all around

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15
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circumvent

A

an easy work around

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curtail

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stopping something early

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apathy

A

feeling nothing

18
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benevolent

A

helpful nice etc…

19
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disparage

A

saying something negative about someone or something

20
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eampathize

A

feeling bad for someone because you’ve been through the same situation

21
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facilitate

A

helping someone help themselfs

22
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perpetual

A

never ending

23
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precarious

A

possibility of something going bad

24
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proficient

A

fluent in something

25
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virulent

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something contagious and toxic

26
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aesthetic

A

the way something looks

27
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affable

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benevolent; easy to get along with

28
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incongruity

A

something that stands out

29
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malicious

A

bad intentions

30
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petulant

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throwing a tantrum

31
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volatile

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potential to become really really bad; exploding

32
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alleviate

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making something less painful

33
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altruism

34
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appropriation

A

taking something without permission

35
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depiction

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representing something with drawings

36
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subordinate

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lower rank

37
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vacuous

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