Lesson 10 Flashcards

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Axiom

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A statement or principle that requires no proof because it’s truth is obvious

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Attest

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To declare or be evidence of something as true, genuine, or accurate

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Churlish

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Lacking good manners; rude, impolite

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Concoct

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To make up, prepare, or invent

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Derivative

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Something that grows out of or results from an earlier form or condition

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Differentiate

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  1. To see the difference; to distinguish

2. To be or make different

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Disparage

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To criticize in a negative, disrespectful manner

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Dissipate

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  1. To break up and spread out so thinly as to disappear; to scatter or be scattered
  2. To spread or use foolishly
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Esoteric

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Not generally known or understood; familiar to only a relatively small number of people

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Olfactory

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Relating to the sense of smell

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Plethora

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Too great a number; an excess

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Refurbish

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To make like new; to renovate

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Secrete

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  1. To produce and give off

2. To place so as to be hidden from view; to conceal

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Vagary

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A departure from the normal, expected course; a whim or unpredictable action

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Volatile

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  1. Evaporating quickly

2. Changing readily; explosive, unpredictable

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