Group 10 Flashcards
0
Q
Preeminence
A
Fame; top position
1
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Factions
A
Sides in a dispute; groups with common interest
2
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Unequivocal
A
Clear; obvious
3
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Clairvoyant
A
Psychic; mystic
4
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Fostered
A
Encouraged
5
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Retrenchment
A
Reducing staff or forces; conserving resources
6
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Anomalies
A
Oddities; things that don’t fit the pattern
7
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Cornucopia
A
Symbol(horn filled with fruit) denoting natural abundance
8
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Lament
A
Express regret over something
9
Q
Skewed
A
Distorted; bent
10
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Antipodes
A
Places on opposite sides of the globe
11
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Deterrent
A
Something that puts one off; a preventive
12
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Misnomer
A
Wrong name for something
13
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Tenuous
A
Flimsy, not solid
14
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Banal
A
Common; dull
15
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Dichotomies
A
Divisions into two parts
16
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Precursor
A
Fore- runner; earlier version
17
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Torrid
A
Hot and steamy
18
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Bellicose
A
War-like; aggressive
19
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Digression
A
Going off the point
