engels voc unit 2 Flashcards by Lin Unknown | Brainscape

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watertight

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bulletproof

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watertight

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bulletproof

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disclosure

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summary of a case for the other party

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issue

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problematic situation

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detrimental

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harmful

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fixed way of doing things

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policy

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bully

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intimidate

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decree

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an order having the value of a law

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empirical

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based on things you can hear, see, smell

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Ethnocentric

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Belief in the superiority of your own ethnic group

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Reconcile

A

Bring togeter again

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Maintain

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Continue,
Keep up

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Incapacitate

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Deprive of power or capacity

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Deter

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Make somebody stay away from

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Eliminate

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Remove,
Get rid of

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Peer

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Somebody of the same age, group, class

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Vigilante

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Somebody who takes law enforcement in his own hands

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Cherished

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Strongly valued

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cumulative

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always increasing,
always growing

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fine

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amount to pay as a kind of punishment

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to pose a threat

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to be a danger for

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primary

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foremost,
most important

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to preserve

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to keep in existence

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adverse

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negative

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covert

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not openly practiced

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dissent

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showing disagreement

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manifest

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very clear

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numb

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not being able to feel emotions

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inhibit

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consciously or unconsciously suppress a behaviour

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intermittently

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now and then,
more or less at rando

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acknowledge

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be positively aware of

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to enlighten

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make clear in a strong way

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inadvertently

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without wanting to

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anxiety

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a general feeling of fear

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reinforce

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make a desirable reaction more probable