Final Exam Vocabulary List Flashcards
1
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Forbearance
A
Patience, restraint
2
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Suppress
A
To check or inhibit the expression of an impulse , to deliberately hold back
3
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Ramifications
A
Developments , consequences
4
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Flippant
A
Disrespectfully humorous or casual
5
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Explicitly
A
Fully and clearly expressed
6
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Precariously
A
Dangerously
7
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Coddle
A
To treat with indulgence
8
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Taunts
A
Jeers, gibes, words meant to ridicule
9
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Embankment
A
Mound of earth or stone built to hold back water
10
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Fraction
A
Fragment , small amount or part
11
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Diverged
A
Extended in different direction from the same point
12
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Claim
A
A right to
13
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Galvanizes
A
Arouses to awareness or action
14
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Coercive
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Dominating or controlling forcefully
15
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EQuitably
A
Fair and just