Hackers Lesson 26-30 Flashcards by Bill Kim | Brainscape

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thwart

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to stop something before it is able to succeed

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abstain

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to refrain from action

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deterrent

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something that acts to discourage

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impede

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to slow the progress of, to block

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hinder

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to show the progress of

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curtail

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to make less

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impediment

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something that works to impede progress; a hindrance

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stymie

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to present an obstacle to

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dissuade

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to persuade not to do something

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refrain

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to hold back from doing

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abstinence

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the voluntary avoidance of something

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tentative

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uncertain

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hamper

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to restrict the progress of

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abstemious

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sparing or moderate in consumption

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destitute

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completely penniless

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frugal

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economical; good with money

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remuneration

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payment for services

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impecunious

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without money

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improvident

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failing to provide for the future

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parsimony

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excessive thriftiness

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venal

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able to be bribed

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thrifty

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economical; good with money

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pauper

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an extremely poor individual

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mercenary

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one who gives his services to the highest bidder

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perquisite

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payment or privilege received in addition to wages

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insolvent

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bankrupt

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indigent

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impoverished, poor

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pecuniary

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pertaining to money

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prophecy

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prediction of the future

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harbinger

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a precursor

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augur

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to predict the future

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premonition

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a forewarning

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portend

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to give advance warning

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prescient

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having knowledge of future events

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omen

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a sign of something to come

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foresight

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the ability to see things coming

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clairvoyant

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one with great foresight

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portent

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an omen of a future event

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preempt

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to block by acting first

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premeditate

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to plan ahead of time

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prophetic

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able to tell the future

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bode

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to be an omen for something

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archaic

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ancient

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relic

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an object from an ancient time

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decrepit

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worn out from old age or use

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antiquated

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obsolete; outdated

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antediluvian

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very old

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defunct

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no longer in existence

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perpetuate

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to keep from dying out

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outmoded

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to out of fashion; obsolete

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artifact

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an object of historical interest

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obsolete

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outmoded

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dilapidated

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worn out from old age or use

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threadbare

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shabby; worn down such that the threads show

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archive

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a collection of historically interesting material

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apathy

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lack of feeling; lack of interest

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apprehensive

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anxious about what is to come

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contrite

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repentant

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lament

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to mourn, to show sorrow

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console

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to comfort

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impassive

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lacking emotion

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ignominy

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humiliation; shame

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pathos

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feeling of sorrow

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empathy

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the ability to identify with another’s feeling

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penitent

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having mined feeling toward something

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poignant

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causing a sharp emotional response

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remorse

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regret for past deeds

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antipathy

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strong feelings against something