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English 9 S1 Final Flashcards

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Bamboozle

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(V)
to conceal one’s true motives by elaborately feigning good intentions to gain an end
To deceive or set the better of someone by trickery, flattery, or the like

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Animated

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(Adj.)
To be full of life, action, or spirit
The technique of photographing or drawing successive models in order to create the illusion of movement

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Viable

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(Adj.)
Capable of working: feasible
Capable of life or normal growth

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Boisterous

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(Adj.)
Full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
Noisily, jolly, or rowdy

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Accentuate

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(V)
To stress, single out as important
To give emphasis or prominence to

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Eclectic

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(Adj.)
The capability of electing what seems best of various styles or ideas
Mad up of what is selected from different sources

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Delineate

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(V)
To protract in words; describe or outline with precision
To trace the outline of; sketch or trace in outline; represent pictorially

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Voracious

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(Adj.)
Devouring or craving food in great quantities
Exceeding eager or avid

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Culpable

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(Adj.)
Deserving blame

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Camouflage

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(N)
An outward semblance that misinterprets the true nature of something
A device or strategy used or concealment

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Appreciate

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(V)
Be aware of the value of something

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Articulate

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(V)
To express; be able to express oneself clearly

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Analyze

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(V)
To examine methodically and in detail

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Authority

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(N)
The power (or person who) to give orders, make decisions, or have control; high-ranking position

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Discriminate

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Recognizing differences; show prejudice against

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Interpret

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(V)
Understand or explain the meaning of a concept an idea

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Edict

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(N)
An order; decree

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Establish

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(V)
Set up; prove; demonstrate

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Illuminate

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(V)
Make clear; explain

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Interpretation

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(N)
Explanation of the meaning of a concept or idea

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21
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Ambiguous

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(Adj.)
Having more than one meaning; able to be interpreted in different ways

22
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Balk

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(V)
To stop

23
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Calamity

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(N)
An event that has consequences

24
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Character

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(N)
The combined qualities that make up a person

25
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Comprehension

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(V)
Understanding

26
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Debase

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(V)
To lower the quality or esteem of something

27
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Embodiment

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(N)
Representation of an idea in visible form

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Emphasize

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(V)
To give special force to

29
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Ideals

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(N)
Perfect forms

30
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Standard

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(N)
Basis for comparison
The average

31
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Hypocracy

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(N)
Insincerity by pretending to have quality that you dont

32
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Embargo

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(N)
A government order imposing a trade barrier
A restraint or hinderance

33
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Declaration

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(N)
A formal or explicit statement or announcement

34
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Abstain

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(V)
To go without withdrawal; desist
To hold back or refrain

35
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Aver

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(V)
To state or assert to be the ease

36
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Obdurate

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(Adj.)
Stubborn
Unmoved by persuasion

37
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Bibliography

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(N)
A list of the books referred to in a scholarly work

38
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Deduction

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(N)
The act of subtracting ( removing a part from the whole)
A conclusion reached through the process of elimination

39
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Antagonizing

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(V)
To make hostile or unfriendly
To act in opposition

40
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Tawdry

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(Adj.)
Showy but cheap and poor of quality
Low, mean, base

41
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Design

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(V)
Do something that one considers to be below one’s dignity
To condescend

42
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Abate

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(V)
To reduce; to lessen

43
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Argument

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(N)
Discussion in which there is disagreement; dispute
Line of reasoning; reasons offered for or against something

44
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Concept

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(N)
Idea; notion

45
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Contradictory

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(Adj.)
Asserting the opposite
Mutually opposed or inconsistent

46
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Controversy

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(Adj.)
Lengthy, often public discussion of a question in which opposing opinions clash

47
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Counteract

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(V)
Act against or in opposition to

48
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Defend

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(V)
Protect against attack
Support, maintain, or justify

49
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Determine

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(V)
Cause something to happen in a certain way; control

50
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Differentiate

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(V)
Distinguish between items or ideas

51
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Discuss

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Consider a topic in writing or conversation

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