Level B- Two Flashcards

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Demarcates

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Separates

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2
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Incessantly

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Continuously, without end

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3
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Tentative

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Not fully developed with confidence, uncertain.

“Our team is really tentative right now” said UT womans basketball coach, Jan 17 2015.

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4
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Sophistry

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Plausible but fallacious argumentation

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5
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Anecdote

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Serious and brief story

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6
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Sycophantic

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Behaving or done in a way in order to gain advantage

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7
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Dichotomy

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A division into 2 contrasting parts

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8
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Pensive

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Engaged in deep/serious thought

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9
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Give me your PROXY

A

authority or power to act for another

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10
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Loquacious

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Liking to talk and speaking smoothly

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11
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Cynosure, ex: Steve jobs.

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Person or thing which attracts a lot of attention

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12
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Inveterate

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Firmly and long established; Habitual

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13
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Appropriate

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To take something that is not yours unfairly

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14
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Water-shed moment

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Tipping point; the exact moment that changes the direction of an activity/situation

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Sycophant

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Person who worships powerful people in order to gain their favor

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