Lesson 8 Vocabulary Flashcards
1
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Acquiesce
A
to give in, agree reluctantly but without protest
2
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Affinity
A
a likeness or natural relationship
3
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Blasphemous
A
profane, dirty
4
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Buttress
A
a support or prop
5
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Circumspect
A
careful to consider the consequences cautious or prudent
6
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Corroboration
A
confirmation, validation, verification
7
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Deplete (the money in my bank account)
A
to use up gradually or to lessen in amount
8
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Despotic (Hitler or Stalin)
A
ruling oppressively or absolutely
9
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Emaciated ( Rosenberg calls Earl malnutrition)
A
very thin (usually as a result of starvation)
10
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Empirical
A
based on observation and experiment
11
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Extraneous
A
irrelevant, not essential or vital
12
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Fallow
A
inactive, plowed bu not sown
13
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Homogeneous
A
of the same kind
14
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Hyperbole
A
obvious exaggeration
15
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Incontrovertible
A
undeniable or undebatable
