Lesson 1 Flashcards

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1
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Apathy

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Lack of emotion or interest

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Ambiguous

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Having more than one meaning:vague

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Fervent

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Passionate

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Vagrant

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A wandering homeless person; a tramp

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5
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Undermine

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To weaken; to wear the foundation of

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Oblivious

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Unaware; unconscious

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Indifferent

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Not caring one way or the other; lacking a preference; neutral

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Obscure

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Unclear; clouded; partially hidden; hard to understand

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Objective

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Without bias

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Revere

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To worship

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Discriminate

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To differentiate; to make clear distinction; to see the difference

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Embellish

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To add details; to exaggerate

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13
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Denounce

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To speak out against; to condem

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14
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Innovate

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To be creative, to introduce something new

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15
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Stagnant

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Not moving

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16
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Candid

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Honest; frank

17
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Impartial

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Unbaised; neutral

18
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Discern

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To distinguish one thing from another

19
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Ostentatious

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Showing off

20
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Contentious

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Quarrelsome