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Lesson 19 Flashcards

1
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AGGREGATE

A

The whole sum or amount; the total

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ANTITHESIS

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A contrast or opposition between two things; the direct opposite

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AUTHORITARIAN

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Favoring strict obedience to authority; tyrannical or domineering

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CHAGRIN

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Distress caused by humiliation; disappointment; or failure

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CONSCIENTIOUS

A

Following the dictates of conscience; scrupulous; careful; upright

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DEARTH

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A scarcity or inadequate supply

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DISSENT

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Difference of opinion; opposition to a government or its policies

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EMPIRICAL

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Based on observation or experiment, not theory; provable by observation or experiment

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EXALT

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To raise in rank or power; make lofty or noble; elevate by praise

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FERVOR

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Intensity of feeling or expression; vehemence; passion; zeal

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GRAVITY

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The property of having weight; seriousness; importance; solemnity

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IMPASSE

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A situation having no obvious escape; a deadlock

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13
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INDIGENT

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Impoverished; very poor

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INTRACTABLE

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Hard to govern, manage, or cure; stubborn; unruly; wild

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LEVITY

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Lack of serious thought; excessive silliness or frivolity

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MUNIFICENT

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Very generous; bountiful

17
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OBSEQUIOUS

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Marked by fawning attentiveness or excessive obedience; subservient

18
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PIVOTAL

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Vitally important; crucial or central

19
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PREVARICATION

A

Misleading speech or behavior; a lie or deviation from the truth

20
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RAMPANT

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Marked by menacing wildness; widespread; uncontrolled; violent

21
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REPUDIATE

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To disown or deny; refuse to accept

22
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SANGUINE

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Confident or optimistic; sturdy; ruddy; cheerful

23
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SUPPLANT

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To dispossess or take the place of

24
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TREPIDATION

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Fear; anxiety; apprehension

25
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WHIMSICAL

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Characterized by whim or caprice; lightly fanciful or humorous

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