Lesson 3 Flashcards

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Discriminate

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  1. To make or recognize clear distinctions

2. To treat in a less or more favorable way

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Curtail

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To cut short or reduce

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Espionage

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The act of spying, especially a government sky obtaining secrets of another

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Inalienable

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Not able to be taken or given away

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Incarcerate

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To confirm or to put in prison

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Indignity

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To insult to ones pride; offensive or humiliate treatment

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Indiscriminate

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Not marked by careful distinctions; haphazard

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Infamous

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Having a very bad reputation; notorious

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Intercede

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To act or plead on another’s behalf; to try the difference between

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Malign

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To say negative and unfair things about slander

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Perpetrate

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To commit, as a crime or other antisocial act

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Rampant

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Threateningly wild, without restraint or control; widespread

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Rancor

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A deep, long-held feeling of hatred or bitterness

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Reparation

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  1. A mending or repair

2. A making up or payment for a wrong or damage done, especially in the

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Smattering

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Superficial, scattered knowledge

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