ENGLISH VOCAB Flashcards

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Facilitate

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To make easy to bring about

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Galvanize

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Shock or excite someone typically in taking action

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3
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Hackneyed

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Used too often, trite, commonplace

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Iconoclast

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A person who attacks cherished beliefs

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5
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Jargon

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Specialized vocab of members of a group

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6
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Aberration

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Deviating from the right course of action a mental disorder

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7
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Belittle

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To make something seem less important

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Cache

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A hiding place

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9
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Dearth

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Shortage

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10
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Ebb

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To decline

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