LAST DERIVATIVES Flashcards

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Incarcerate

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To put someone in prison

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Magnum opus

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Master piece, great work

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Turbulent

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Disturbing, bumpy, noisy

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Equity

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Equality, fairness, impartially

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Dexterity

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Talent, skillfulness, nimbleness

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Sinister

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Wicked, bad, evil

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Variegated

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varied, diverse, various

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Senescent

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Aging, becoming old

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Simultaneous

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At the same time

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Cogent

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Strong, cohesive, forceful

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Cupidity

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Desire, greed

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Dubious

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Doubtful, suspicious

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13
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Negate

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Deny, not allow

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Putative

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Supposed, thought to be

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Proscribe

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To denounce. To ban, outlaw

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Sentient

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Feeling, sensing, aware

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Despair

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Desolate

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Equivocate

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To be evasive, sit on both sides of fence

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Acrimony

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Bitterness, sharpness

20
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Jurisprudence

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Legal system, prudence of the laws

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Jurisdiction

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Speaking of the law, area of authority

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Injurious

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Against the law, unlawful, unjust

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Ameliorate, meliorate

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To better, to improve

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Pejorative

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Condescending, demeaning, belittling

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Vociferous

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Bring voice to, clamorous, loud,