final Flashcards

1
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to assert without proof or confirmation

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allege

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2
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impossible to disprove

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irrefutable

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3
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a long list; a repetitive chant

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litany

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to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed, renounce, retract

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recant

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5
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a shout of welcome; an overwhelming verbal vote of approval

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acclamation

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6
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an enlargement, increase, addition

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increment

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7
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not stopping, maintained steadily

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unremitting

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8
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to swine indecisively from one idea or course of action to another

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vacillate

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9
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to do without

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forgo

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10
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causing or characterized by emotional distress or tension

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fraught

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11
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blunt; slow or dull in understanding

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obtuse

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12
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occurring at irregular intervals; having no set plans

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sporadic

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13
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completely surrounding, encompassing

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ambient

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14
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drawn from different sources; one whose beliefs are drawn from different sources

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eclectic

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15
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burdensome; involving hardship or difficulty

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onerous

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16
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parts of a subject or discipline that are learned; early stages of anything

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rudiment

17
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continuing over a long period of time or recurring often

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chronic

18
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inclined to state opinions as if they were indisputable facts

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dogmatic

19
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to brand or mark in some way discreditable or disgraceful

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stigmatize

20
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to shorten by

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truncate