Lesson 4 Flashcards

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extraneous

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Adjective

  1. Coming from outside; foreign
  2. Not essential or vital
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extraterrestrial

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Adjective

Outside or originating outside the limits of the earth’s atmosphere

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extrovert

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Noun

A person chiefly interested in things outside the self, directing thoughts outward rather inward

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4
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mediate

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Verb

To act as negotiator between opposing sides in a dispute

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mediocrity

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Noun

The condition of being commonplace or ordinary, somewhere in the middle between high and low; a very ordinary person

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medium

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Noun

  1. A substance or element through which something is transmitted
  2. A person thought to have communication with spirits of the dead
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non sequitur

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Noun

A statement that does not follow logically from evidence

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8
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obsequious

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Adjective

Excessively willing to yield to others

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9
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subsequent

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Adjective

Coming after or later

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sequester

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Verb

  1. To go into hiding; to seek solitude
  2. To isolate
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