english vocab uhiuiuh Flashcards

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diversity

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difference, unlikeliness

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daunting

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tending to overwhelm or intimidate

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policy

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(rule) a course of action chosen in order to guide people in making decisions

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metaphor

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a comparison between two things that are otherwise unrelated

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financial

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the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets

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ruckus

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a disturbance or commotion

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boundary

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something that points out or shows a limit or end

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mainstream

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what’s viewed by most people in a society as “normal”

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triumph

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a great victory or achievement

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realism

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a tendency to face facts and be practical rather than imaginative or visionary

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investment

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an asset or item acquired with the goal of generating income or appreciation

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polemic

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debatable or controversial argument refuting principles or opinions

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diction

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wordchoice

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oxymoron

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a phrase made of two or more words that have opposite meanings

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