Math 2 Vocabulary-25 Flashcards

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Absurd

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Ridiculous, senseless.

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Abstemious

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Temperate.

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Ameliorate

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To make or become better.

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Bemused

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Absent-minded.

Confused.

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Castigate

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To criticize severely.

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Deceit

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A practice of misleading.

A trick.

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Destitute

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Poverty-stricken.

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Disparity

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Difference.

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Endeavor

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An attempt to achieve something.

A purposeful undertaking that requires effort

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Incremental

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Increasing, adding on.

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Interweaving

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To weave together.

To blend, combine.

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Macerate

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To liquefy, soften.

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Nuance

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Slight difference; shading.

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Obstinate

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Stubborn, determined.

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Obstreperous

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Noisy.

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Paradox

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A contradiction, a puzzle.

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Parity

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Equality, balance.

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Recant

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To take back something said.

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Remuneration

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A payment.

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Sanguine

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Happy, optimistic.

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Savor

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Taste, flavor.
A distinctive flavor.
To delight in, to enjoy.

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Skewered

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To stab, pierce.

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Spate

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A series.

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Vindication

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A defense, a justification.

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Vitriolic

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Bitter, acerbic.

Scathing.