High Frequency Words 2 Flashcards by Charly Oscanoa

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coercion

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use of force to get someone to obey

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censure

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blame, criticize

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commemorate

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honor the memory of

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compile

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assemble; gather; accumulate

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complacency

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self-satisfaction; smugness

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compliance

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readiness to yield; conformity in fulfilling requirements

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composure

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mental calmness

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comprehensive

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thorough; inclusive

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concede

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admit; yield

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conciliatory

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reconciling; soothing

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concise

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brief and compact

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concur

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agree

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condone

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overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse

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conflagration

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great fire

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confound

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confuse; puzzle

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consensus

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general agreement

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constraint

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compulsion; repression of feelings

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contend

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struggle; compete; assert earnestly

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contentious

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quarrelsome

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contract

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compress or shrink; make a pledge; catch a disease

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conviction

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judgement that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief

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cordial

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gracious; heartfelt

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corroborate

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confirm; support

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credulity

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belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naïveté

criterion

standard used in judging

cryptic

mysterious; hidden; secret

cursory

casual; hastily done

curtail

shorten; reduce

decorum

propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners

deference

courteous regard for another's wish

degradation

humiliation, debasement, degeneration

delineate

portray; depict; sketch

denounce

condemn; criticize

deplore

regret; disapprove of

depravity

extreme corruption; wickedness

deprecate

express disapproval of; protest against; belittle

deride

ridicule; make fun of

derivative

unoriginal; derived from another source

despondent

depressed; gloomy

detached

emotionally removed; calm and objective; physically unconnected

deterrent

something that discourages; hindrance

detrimental

harmful; damaging

devious

roundabout; erratic; not straightforward

devise

think up; invent; plan

diffuse

wordy; rambling; spread out (like a gas)

digression

wandering away from the subject

diligence

steadiness of effort; persistent hard work

diminution

lessening; reduction in size

discerning

mentally quick and observant; having insight

disclose

reveal

discordant

not harmonious; conflicting

discount

disregard; dismiss

discrepancy

lack of consistency; difference

discriminating

able to see differences; prejudiced

disdain

view with scorn or contempt