English Midterm Flashcards

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1
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Hate

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Abhor

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Free from sin

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Absolve

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Hold back

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Abstain

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Addition

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Adjunct

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5
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Bad luck

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Adversity

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To know something for certain

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Ascertain

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pity

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Commiserate-

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in little words

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in little words

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fight

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Contend

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to be sorry

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Contrite

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delay

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Defer-

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to detect differences

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Discern-

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a passage

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Excerpt-

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excessive

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Exorbitant-

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in great detail

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Expound-

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-not needed

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Extraneous

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rude

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Impertinent-

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force on

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Impose-

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unskilled

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Inept-

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violate

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Infringe-

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command

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Injunction-

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purpose

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Intent-

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negotiator

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Mediate-

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ordinary

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Mediocre-

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letting people go first

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Obsequious-

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pass through

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Permeate-

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stubborn

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Perverse-

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person that argues for something

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Proponent-

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determined

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Resolute-

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solve

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Resolve-

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snappy answer

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Retort-

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isolated

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Sequester-

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dominate

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Subjugate-

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destroy, overthrow

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Subvert-

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beyond what is required

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Superfluous-