Humanities Vocabulary #4 Flashcards by Jane Baymar

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v. to aid the progress of

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Facilitate

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n. the practicality or possibility of something

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Feasibility

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n. viciousness, violence

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Ferocity

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adj. related to (government) money

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Fiscal

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v. to prosper, grow, or make fast progress

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Flourish

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v. to be unstable; to rise and fall

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Fluctuate

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v. to stir up

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Foment

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adj. capable of being predicted or anticipated

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Foreseeable

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adv. directly, clearly

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Frankly

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adj. carefree

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Freewheeling

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adj. the most essential or most basic part

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Fundamental

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adj. thrilling, exciting, stimulating

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Galvanizing

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adj. relating to old age

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Geriatric

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adj. harmful, dangerous

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Hostile

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adj. supposed; related to a hypothesis

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Hypothetical

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adj. publicly shameful or humiliating

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Ignominious

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v. to transmit, bestow, or disclose

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Impart

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n. the equal and objective treatment of opposing views

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Impartiality

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adj. impressive (esp. in size or appearance)

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Imposing

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n. an unnecessary burden

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Imposition

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adj. not cautious or prudent; rash

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Imprudent

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v. to encourage or stir up

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Incite

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n. apathy, emotional detachment

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Indifference

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adv. randomly; with little or no distinction

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Indiscriminately

v. to give into; to satisfy or gratify

Indulge

v. to guess, conclude, or derive by reasoning

Infer

adj. novel or new (esp. as an idea or invention)

Innovative

adj. can’t be satisfied

Insatiable

n. a reversal

Inversion

v. to call on; to appeal to (e.g., a higher power)

Invoke

adj. incapable of being in harmony or agreed upon

Irreconcilable